Enterococcus faecalis polynucleotides and polypeptides

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides polynucleotide sequences of the genome of  Enterococcus faecalis,  polypeptide sequences encoded by the polynucleotide sequences, corresponding polynucleotides and polypeptides, vectors and hosts comprising the polynucleotides, and assays and other uses thereof. The present invention further provides polynucleotide and polypeptide sequence information stored on computer readable media, and computer-based systems and methods which facilitate its use.

[0001] This application claims benefit of 35 U.S.C. section 119(e) based on copending U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/046,655, filed May 16, 1997; 60/044,031, filed May 6, 1997; and 60/066,099, filed Nov. 14, 1997. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/066,099, filed Nov. 14, 1997 is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to the field of molecular biology. In particular, it relates to, among other things, nucleotide sequences of Enterococcus faecalis, contigs, ORFs, fragments, probes, primers and related polynucleotides thereof, peptides and polypeptides encoded by the sequences, and uses of the polynucleotides and sequences thereof, such as in fermentation, polypeptide production, assays and pharmaceutical development, among others.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] Enterococci have been recognized as being pathogenic for humans since the turn of the century when they were first described by Thiercelin in 1988 as microscopic organisms. The genus Enterococcus includes the species Enterococcus faecalis or E. faecalis which is the most common pathogen in the group, accounting for 80-90 percent of all enterococcal infections. See Lewis et al. (1990) Eur J. Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 9:111-117.

[0004] The incidence of enterococcal infections has increased in recent years and enterococci are now the second most frequently reported nosocomial pathogens. Enterococcal infection is of particular concern because of its resistance to antibiotics. Recent attention has focused on enterococci not only because of their increasing role in nosocomial infections, but also because of their remarkable and increasing resistance to antimicrobial agents. These factors are mutually reinforcing since resistance allows enterococci to survive in an environment in which antimicrobial agents are heavily used; the hospital setting provides the antibiotics which eliminate or suppress susceptible bacteria, thereby providing a selective advantage for resistant organisms, and the hospital also provides the potential for dissemination of resistant enterococci via the usual routes of hand and environmental contamination.

[0005] Antimicrobial resistance can be divided into two general types, inherent or intrinsic property and that which is acquired. The genes for intrinsic resistance, like other other species characteristics, appear to reside on the chromosome. Acquired resistance results from either a mutation in the existing DNA or acquisition of new DNA. The various inherent traits expressed by enterococci include resistance to semisynthetic penicillinase-resistant penicillins, cephalosporins, low levels of aminoglycosides, and low levels of clindamycin. Examples of acquired resistance include resistance to chloramphenicol, erythromycin, high levels of clindamycin, tetracycline, high levels of aminoglycosides, penicillin by means of penicillinase, fluoroquinolones, and vancomycin. Resistance to high levels of penicillin without penicillinase and resistance to fluoroquinolones are not known to be plasmid or transposon mediated and presumably are due to mutation(s).

[0006] Although the main reservoir for enterococci in humans is the gastrointestinal tract, the bacteria can also reside in the gallbladder, urethra and vagina.

[0007]E. faecalis has emerged as an important pathogen in endocarditis, bacteremia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), intraabdominal infections, soft tissue infections, and neonatal sepsis (Lewis 1990, supra). In the 1970s and 1980s enterococci became firmly established as major nosocomial pathogens. They are now the fourth leading cause of hospital-acquired infection and the third leading cause of bacteremia in the United States. Fatality ratios for enterococcal bactermia range from 12% to 68%, with death due to enterococcal sepsis in 4 to 50% of these cases. See Emori, T. G. (1993) Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 6:428-442.

[0008] The ability of enterococci to colonize the gastrointestinal tract, plus the many intrinsic and acquired resistance traits, means that these organisms, which usually seem to have relatively low intrinsic virulence, are given an excellent opportunity to become secondary invaders. Since nosocomial isolates of enterococci have displayed resistance to essentially every useful antimicrobial agent, it will likely become increasingly difficult to successfully treat and control enterococcal infections. Particularly when the various resistance genes come together in a single strain, an event almost certain to occur at some time in the future.

[0009] The etiology of diseases mediated or exacerbated by Enterococcus faecalis, involves the programmed expression of E. faecalis genes, and that characterizing these genes and their patterns of expression would dramatically add to our understanding of the organism and its host interactions. Knowledge of the E. faecalis gene and genomic organization would improve our understanding of disease etiology and lead to improved and new ways of preventing, treating and diagnosing diseases. Thus, there is a need to characterize the genome of E. faecalis and for polynucleotides of this organism.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present invention is based on the sequencing of fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome. The primary nucleotide sequences which were generated are provided in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982.

[0011] The present invention provides the nucleotide sequence of hundreds of contigs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome, which are listed in tables below and set out in the Sequence Listing submitted herewith, and representative fragments thereof, in a form which can be readily used, analyzed, and interpreted by a skilled artisan. In one embodiment, the present invention is provided as contiguous strings of primary sequence information corresponding to the nucleotide sequences depicted in SEQ ID NOS:1-982.

[0012] The present invention further provides nucleotide sequences which are at least 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, and 99%, identical to the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982.

[0013] The nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 may be provided in a variety of mediums to facilitate its use. In one application of this embodiment, the sequences of the present invention are recorded on computer readable media. Such media includes, but is not limited to: magnetic storage media, such as floppy discs, hard disc storage medium, and magnetic tape; optical storage media such as CD-ROM; electrical storage media such as RAM and ROM; and hybrids of these categories such as magnetic/optical storage media.

[0014] The present invention further provides systems, particularly computer-based systems which contain the sequence information herein described stored in a data storage means. Such systems are designed to identify commercially important fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome.

[0015] Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome having particular structural or functional attributes. Such fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention include, but are not limited to, fragments which encode peptides, hereinafter referred to as open reading frames or ORFs, fragments which modulate the expression of an operably linked ORF, hereinafter referred to as expression modulating fragments or EMFs, and fragments which can be used to diagnose the presence of Enterococcus faecalis in a sample, hereinafter referred to as diagnostic fragments or DFs.

[0016] Each of the ORFs in fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome disclosed in Tables 1-3, and the EMFs found 5′ prime of the initiation codon, can be used in numerous ways as polynucleotide reagents. For instance, the sequences can be used as diagnostic probes or amplification primers for detecting or determining the presence of a specific microbe in a sample, to selectively control gene expression in a host and in the production of polypeptides, such as polypeptides encoded by ORFs of the present invention, particular those polypeptides that have a pharmacological activity.

[0017] The present invention further includes recombinant constructs comprising one or more fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention. The recombinant constructs of the present invention comprise vectors, such as a plasmid or viral vector, into which a fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis has been inserted.

[0018] The present invention further provides host cells containing any of the isolated fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention. The host cells can be a higher eukaryotic host cell, such as a mammalian cell, a lower eukaryotic cell, such as a yeast cell, or a procaryotic cell such as a bacterial cell.

[0019] The present invention is further directed to isolated polypeptides and proteins encoded by ORFs of the present invention. A variety of methods, well known to those of skill in the art, routinely may be utilized to obtain any of the polypeptides and proteins of the present invention. For instance, polypeptides and proteins of the present invention having relatively short, simple amino acid sequences readily can be synthesized using commercially available automated peptide synthesizers. Polypeptides and proteins of the present invention also may be purified from bacterial cells which naturally produce the protein. Yet another alternative is to purify polypeptide and proteins of the present invention from cells which have been altered to express them.

[0020] The invention further provides methods of obtaining homologs of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention and homologs of the proteins encoded by the ORFs of the present invention. Specifically, by using the nucleotide and amino acid sequences disclosed herein as a probe or as primers, and techniques such as PCR cloning and colony/plaque hybridization, one skilled in the art can obtain homologs.

[0021] The invention further provides antibodies which selectively bind polypeptides and proteins of the present invention. Such antibodies include both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies.

[0022] The invention further provides hybridomas which produce the above-described antibodies. A hybridoma is an immortalized cell line which is capable of secreting a specific monoclonal antibody.

[0023] The present invention further provides methods of identifying test samples derived from cells which express one of the ORFs of the present invention, or a homolog thereof. Such methods comprise incubating a test sample with one or more of the antibodies of the present invention, or one or more of the DFs of the present invention, under conditions which allow a skilled artisan to determine if the sample contains the ORF or product produced therefrom.

[0024] In another embodiment of the present invention, kits are provided which contain the necessary reagents to carry out the above-described assays.

[0025] Specifically, the invention provides a compartmentalized kit to receive, in close confinement, one or more containers which comprises: (a) a first container comprising one of the antibodies, or one of the DFs of the present invention; and (b) one or more other containers comprising one or more of the following: wash reagents, reagents capable of detecting presence of bound antibodies or hybridized DFs.

[0026] Using the isolated proteins of the present invention, the present invention further provides methods of obtaining and identifying agents capable of binding to a polypeptide or protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention. Specifically, such agents include, as further described below, antibodies, peptides, carbohydrates, pharmaceutical agents and the like. Such methods comprise steps of: (a)contacting an agent with an isolated protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention; and (b)determining whether the agent binds to said protein.

[0027] The present genomic sequences of Enterococcus faecalis will be of great value to all laboratories working with this organism and for a variety of commercial purposes. Many fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome will be immediately identified by similarity searches against GenBank or protein databases and will be of immediate value to Enterococcus faecalis researchers and for immediate commercial value for the production of proteins or to control gene expression.

[0028] The methodology and technology for elucidating extensive genomic sequences of bacterial and other genomes has and will greatly enhance the ability to analyze and understand chromosomal organization. In particular, sequenced contigs and genomes will provide the models for developing tools for the analysis of chromosome structure and function, including the ability to identify genes within large segments of genomic DNA, the structure, position, and spacing of regulatory elements, the identification of genes with potential industrial applications, and the ability to do comparative genomic and molecular phylogeny.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0029]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a computer system (102) that can be used to implement computer-based systems of the present invention.

[0030]FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram depicting the data flow and computer programs used to collect, assemble, edit and annotate the contigs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention. Both Macintosh and Unix platforms are used to handle the AB 373 and 377 sequence data files, largely as described in Kerlavage et al., Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 585, IEEE Computer Society Press, Washington D.C. (1993). Factura (AB) is a Macintosh program designed for automatic vector sequence removal and end-trimming of sequence files. The program Sequis runs on a Macintosh platform and parses the feature data extracted from the sequence files by Factura to the Unix based Enterococcus faecalis relational database. Assembly of contigs (and whole genome sequences) is accomplished by retrieving a specific set of sequence files and their associated features using Extrseq, a Unix utility for retrieving sequences from an SQL database. The resulting sequence file is processed by seq_filter to trim portions of the sequences with more than 1% ambiguous nucleotides. The sequence files were assembled using TIGR Assembler, an assembly engine designed at The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) for rapid and accurate assembly of thousands of sequence fragments. The collection of contigs generated by the assembly step is loaded into the database with the lassie program. Identification of open reading frames (ORFs) is accomplished by processing contigs with GeneMark, described in Borodovsky, M. and McIninch, J. D. (1993) Comput. Chem., 17:123 133. The ORFs are searched against E. faecalis sequences from GenBank and against all protein sequences using the BLASTN and BLASTP programs, described in Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215: 403-410 (1990)). Results of the ORF determination and similarity searching steps were loaded into the database. As described below, some results of the determination and the searches are set out in Tables 1-3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

[0031] The present invention is based on the sequencing of fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome and analysis of the sequences. The primary nucleotide sequences generated by sequencing the fragments are provided in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982. (As used herein, the “primary sequence” refers to the nucleotide sequence represented by the IUPAC nomenclature system.)

[0032] In addition to the aforementioned Enterococcus faecalis polynucleotide and polynucleotide sequences, the present invention provides the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, or representative fragments thereof, in a form which can be readily used, analyzed, and interpreted by a skilled artisan.

[0033] As used herein, a “representative fragment of the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NOS:1-982” refers to any portion of the SEQ ID NOS: 1-982 which is not presently represented within a publicly available database. Preferred representative fragments of the present invention are Enterococcus faecalis open reading frames (ORFs), expression modulating fragment (EMFs) and fragments which can be used to diagnose the presence of Enterococcus faecalis in a sample (DFs). A non-limiting identification of preferred representative fragments is provided in Tables 1-3. As discussed in detail below, the information provided in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 and in Tables 1-3 together with routine cloning, synthesis, sequencing and assay methods will enable those skilled in the art to clone and sequence all “representative fragments” of interest, including open reading frames encoding a large variety of Enterococcus faecalis proteins.

[0034] The present invention is further directed to nucleic acid molecules encoding portions or fragments of the nucleotide sequences described herein. Fragments include portions of the nucleotide sequences of Table 1-3 and SEQ ID NOS:1-982, at least 10 contiguous nucleotides in length selected from any two integers, one of which representing a 5′ nucleotide position and a second of which representing a 3′ nucleotide position, where the first nucleotide for each nucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 is position 1. That is, every combination of a 5′ and 3′ nucleotide position that a fragment at least 10 contiguous nucleotides in length could occupy is included in the invention. At least means a fragment may be 10 contiguous nucleotide bases in length or any integer between 10 and the length of an entire nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 minus 1. Therefore, included in the invention are contiguous fragments specified by any 5′ and 3′ nucleotide base positions of a nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 wherein the contiguous fragment is any integer between 10 and the length of an entire nucleotide sequence minus 1.

[0035] Further, the invention includes polynucleotides comprising fragments specified by size, in nucleotides, rather than by nucleotide positions. The invention includes any fragment size, in contiguous nucleotides, selected from integers between 10 and the length of an entire nucleotide sequence minus 1. Preferred sizes of contiguous nucleotide fragments include 20 nucleotides, 30 nucleotides, 40 nucleotides, 50 nucleotides. Other preferred sizes of contiguous nucleotide fragments, which may be useful as diagnostic probes and primers, include fragments 50-300 nucleotides in length which include, as discussed above, fragment sizes representing each integer between 50-300. Larger fragments are also useful according to the present invention corresponding to most, if not all, of the nucleotide sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. The preferred sizes are, of course, meant to exemplify not limit the present invention as all size fragments, representing any integer between 10 and the length of an entire nucleotide sequence minus 1, of each SEQ ID NO:, are included in the invention.

[0036] The present invention also provides for the exclusion of any fragment, specified by 5′ and 3′ base positions or by size in nucleotide bases as described above for any nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982. Any number of fragments of nucleotide sequences in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, specified by 5′ and 3′ base positions or by size in nucleotides, as described above, may be excluded from the present invention.

[0037] While the presently disclosed sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 are highly accurate, sequencing techniques are not perfect and, in relatively rare instances, further investigation of a fragment or sequence of the invention may reveal a nucleotide sequence error present in a nucleotide sequence disclosed in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. However, once the present invention is made available (i.e., once the information in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 and Tables 1-3 has been made available), resolving a rare sequencing error in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982 will be well within the skill of the art. The present disclosure makes available sufficient sequence information to allow any of the described contigs or portions thereof to be obtained readily by straightforward application of routine techniques. Further sequencing of such polynucleotides may proceed in like manner using manual and automated sequencing methods which are employed ubiquitous in the art. Nucleotide sequence editing software is publicly available. For example, Applied Biosystem's (AB) AutoAssembler can be used as an aid during visual inspection of nucleotide sequences. By employing such routine techniques potential errors readily may be identified and the correct sequence then may be ascertained by targeting further sequencing effort, also of a routine nature, to the region containing the potential error.

[0038] Even if all of the very rare sequencing errors in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982 were corrected, the resulting nucleotide sequences would still be at least 95% identical, nearly all would be at least 99% identical, and the great majority would be at least 99.9% identical to the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982.

[0039] As discussed elsewhere herein, polynucleotides of the present invention readily may be obtained by routine application of well known and standard procedures for cloning and sequencing DNA. Detailed methods for obtaining libraries and for sequencing are provided below, for instance. A wide variety of Enterococcus faecalis strains that can be used to prepare E. faecalis genomic DNA for cloning and for obtaining polynucleotides of the present invention are available to the public from recognized depository institutions, such as the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). While the present invention is enabled by the sequences and other information herein disclosed, the E. faecalis strain that provided the DNA of the present Sequence Listing, Strain V586, kindly provided by Dr. Michael Gilmore, University of Oklahoma, has been deposited in the ATCC, as a convenience to those of skill in the art. The E. faecalis strain V586 was deposited May 2, 1997 at the ATCC, 10801 University Blvd. Manassas, Va. 20110-2209, and given accession number 55969. The provision of the deposits is not a waiver of any rights of the inventors or their assignees in the present subject matter.

[0040] The nucleotide sequences of the genomes from different strains of Enterococcus faecalis differ somewhat. However, the nucleotide sequences of the genomes of all Enterococcus faecalis strains will be at least 95% identical, in corresponding part, to the nucleotide sequences provided in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982. Nearly all will be at least 99% identical and the great majority will be 99.9% identical.

[0041] The present application is further directed to nucleic acid molecules at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to a nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982. The above nucleic acid sequences are included irrespective of whether they encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis activity. This is because even where a particular nucleic acid molecule does not encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis activity, one of skill in the art would still know how to use the nucleic acid molecule, for instance, as a hybridization probe. Uses of the nucleic acid molecules of the present invention that do not encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis activity include, inter alia, isolating an E. faecalis gene or allelic variants thereof from a DNA library, and detecting E. faecalis mRNA expression samples, environmental samples, suspected of containing E. faecalis by Northern Blot analysis.

[0042] Preferred, are nucleic acid molecules having sequences at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, which do, in fact, encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis protein activity By “a polypeptide having E. faecalis activity” is intended polypeptides exhibiting activity similar, but not necessarily identical, to an activity of the E. faecalis protein of the invention, as measured in a particular biological assay suitable for measuring activity of the specified protein.

[0043] Due to the degeneracy of the genetic code, one of ordinary skill in the art will immediately recognize that a large number of the nucleic acid molecules having a sequence at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the nucleic acid sequences shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982 will encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis protein activity. In fact, since degenerate variants of these nucleotide sequences all encode the same polypeptide, this will be clear to the skilled artisan even without performing the above described comparison assay. It will be further recognized in the art that, for such nucleic acid molecules that are not degenerate variants, a reasonable number will also encode a polypeptide having E. faecalis protein activity. This is because the skilled artisan is fully aware of amino acid substitutions that are either less likely or not likely to significantly effect protein function (e.g., replacing one aliphatic amino acid with a second aliphatic amino acid), as further described below.

[0044] The biological activity or function of the polypeptides of the present invention are expected to be similar or identical to polypeptides from other bacteria that share a high degree of structural identity/similarity. Tables 1 and 2 lists accession numbers and descriptions for the closest matching sequences of polypeptides available through Genbank. It is therefore expected that the biological activity or function of the polypeptides of the present invention will be similar or identical to those polypeptides from other bacterial genuses, species, or strains listed in Tables 1 and 2.

[0045] By a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence at least, for example, 95% “identical” to a reference nucleotide sequence of the present invention, it is intended that the nucleotide sequence of the polynucleotide is identical to the reference sequence except that the polynucleotide sequence may include up to five point mutations per each 100 nucleotides of the reference nucleotide sequence encoding the E. faecalis polypeptide. In other words, to obtain a polynucleotide having a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to a reference nucleotide sequence, up to 5% of the nucleotides in the reference sequence may be deleted, inserted, or substituted with another nucleotide. The query sequence may be an entire sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, the ORF (open reading frame), or any fragment specified as described herein.

[0046] As a practical matter, whether any particular nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide is at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to a nucleotide sequence of the presence invention can be determined conventionally using known computer programs. A preferred method for determining the best overall match between a query sequence (a sequence of the present invention) and a subject sequence, also referred to as a global sequence alignment, can be determined using the FASTDB computer program based on the algorithm of Brutlag et al. See Brutlag et al. (1990) Comp. App. Biosci. 6:237-245. In a sequence alignment the query and subject sequences are both DNA sequences. An RNA sequence can be compared by first converting U's to T's. The result of said global sequence alignment is in percent identity. Preferred parameters used in a FASTDB alignment of DNA sequences to calculate percent identity arc: Matrix=Unitary, k-tuple=4, Mismatch Penalty=1, Joining Penalty=30, Randomization Group Length=0, Cutoff Score=1, Gap Penalty=5, Gap Size Penalty 0.05, Window Size=500 or the length of the subject nucleotide sequence, whichever is shorter.

[0047] If the subject sequence is shorter than the query sequence because of 5′ or 3′ deletions, not because of internal deletions, a manual correction must be made to the results. This is because the FASTDB program does not account for 5′ and 3′ truncations of the subject sequence when calculating percent identity. For subject sequences truncated at the 5′ or 3′ ends, relative to the query sequence, the percent identity is corrected by calculating the number of bases of the query sequence that are 5′ and 3′ of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned, as a percent of the total bases of the query sequence. Whether a nucleotide is matched/aligned is determined by results of the FASTDB sequence alignment. This percentage is then subtracted from the percent identity, calculated by the above FASTDB program using the specified parameters, to arrive at a final percent identity score. This corrected score is what is used for the purposes of the present invention. Only nucleotides outside the 5′ and 3′ nucleotides of the subject sequence, as displayed by the FASTDB alignment, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence, are calculated for the purposes of manually adjusting the percent identity score.

[0048] For example, a 90 nucleotide subject sequence is aligned to a 100 nucleotide query sequence to determine percent identity. The deletions occur at the 5′ end of the subject sequence and therefore, the FASTDB alignment does not show a matched/alignment of the first 10 nucleotides at 5′ end. The 10 unpaired nucleotides represent 10% of the sequence (number of nucleotides at the 5′ and 3′ ends not matched/total number of nucleotides in the query sequence) so 10% is subtracted from the percent identity score calculated by the FASTDB program. If the remaining 90 nucleotides were perfectly matched the final percent identity would be 90%. In another example, a 90 nucleotide subject sequence is compared with a 100 nucleotide query sequence. This time the deletions are internal deletions so that there are no nucleotides on the 5′ or 3′ of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query. In this case the percent identity calculated by FASTDB is not manually corrected. Once again, only nucleotides 5′ and 3′ of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence are manually corrected for. No other manual corrections are to made for the purposes of the present invention.

[0049] Computer Related Embodiments

[0050] The nucleotide sequences provided in SEQ ID) NOS: 1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95%, preferably at least 99% and most preferably at least 99.9% identical to a polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 may be “provided” in a variety of mediums to facilitate use thereof. As used herein, provided refers to a manufacture, other than an isolated nucleic acid molecule, which contains a nucleotide sequence of the present invention; i.e., a nucleotide sequence provided in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95%, preferably at least 99% and most preferably at least 99.9% identical to a polynucleotide of SEQ ID NOS:1-982. Such a manufacture provides a large portion of the Enterococcus faecalis genome and parts thereof (e.g., a Enterococcus faecalis open reading frame (ORF)) in a form which allows a skilled artisan to examine the manufacture using means not directly applicable to examining the Enterococcus faecalis genome or a subset thereof as it exists in nature or in purified form.

[0051] In one application of this embodiment, a nucleotide sequence of the present invention can be recorded on computer readable media. As used herein, “computer readable media” refers to any medium which can be read and accessed directly by a computer. Such media include, but are not limited to: magnetic storage media, such as floppy discs, hard disc storage medium, and magnetic tape; optical storage media such as CD-ROM; electrical storage media such as RAM and ROM; and hybrids of these categories, such as magnetic/optical storage media. A skilled artisan can readily appreciate how any of the presently known computer readable mediums can be used to create a manufacture comprising computer readable medium having recorded thereon a nucleotide sequence of the present invention. Likewise, it will be clear to those of skill how additional computer readable media that may be developed also can be used to create analogous manufactures having recorded thereon a nucleotide sequence of the present invention.

[0052] As used herein, “recorded” refers to a process for storing information on computer readable medium. A skilled artisan can readily adopt any of the presently know methods for recording information on computer readable medium to generate manufactures comprising the nucleotide sequence information of the present invention. A variety of data storage structures are available to a skilled artisan for creating a computer readable medium having recorded thereon a nucleotide sequence of the present invention. The choice of the data storage structure will generally be based on the means chosen to access the stored information. In addition, a variety of data processor programs and formats can be used to store the nucleotide sequence information of the present invention on computer readable medium. The sequence information can be represented in a word processing text file, formatted in commercially-available software such as WordPerfect and MicroSoft Word, or represented in the form of an ASCII file, stored in a database application, such as DB2, Sybase, Oracle, or the like. A skilled artisan can readily adapt any number of data-processor structuring formats (e.g., text file or database) in order to obtain computer readable medium having recorded thereon the nucleotide sequence information of the present invention.

[0053] Computer software is publicly available which allows a skilled artisan to access sequence information provided in a computer readable medium. Thus, by providing in computer readable form the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95%, preferably at least 99% and most preferably at least 99.9% identical to a sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1-982 the present invention enables the skilled artisan routinely to access the provided sequence information for a wide variety of purposes.

[0054] The examples which follow demonstrate how software which implements the BLAST (Altschul et al., J. Mol. Biol. 215:403-410 (1990)) and BLAZE (Brutlag et al., Comp. Chem. 17:203-207 (1993)) search algorithms on a Sybase system was used to identify open reading frames (ORFs) within the Enterococcus faecalis genome which contain homology to ORFs or proteins from both Enterococcus faecalis and from other organisms. Among the ORFs discussed herein are protein encoding fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome useful in producing commercially important proteins, such as enzymes used in fermentation reactions and in the production of commercially useful metabolites, proteins to be used as vaccines or in the generation of immuno-therapeutic reagents, or as drug screening targets.

[0055] The present invention further provides systems, particularly computer-based systems, which contain the sequence information described herein. Such systems are designed to identify, among other things, commercially important fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome.

[0056] As used herein, “a computer-based system” refers to the hardware means, software means, and data storage means used to analyze the nucleotide sequence information of the present invention. The minimum hardware means of the computer-based systems of the present invention comprises a central processing unit (CPU), input means, output means, and data storage means. A skilled artisan can readily appreciate that any one of the currently available computer-based system are suitable for use in the present invention.

[0057] As stated above, the computer-based systems of the present invention comprise a data storage means having stored therein a nucleotide sequence of the present invention and the necessary hardware means and software means for supporting and implementing a search means.

[0058] As used herein, “data storage means” refers to memory which can store nucleotide sequence information of the present invention, or a memory access means which can access manufactures having recorded thereon the nucleotide sequence information of the present invention.

[0059] As used herein, “search means” refers to one or more programs which are implemented on the computer-based system to compare a target sequence or target structural motif with the sequence information stored within the data storage means. Search means are used to identify fragments or regions of the present genomic sequences which match a particular target sequence or target motif. A variety of known algorithms are disclosed publicly and a variety of commercially available software for conducting search means are and can be used in the computer-based systems of the present invention. Examples of such software includes, but is not limited to, MacPattern (EMBL), BLASTN and BLASTX (NCBI). A skilled artisan can readily recognize that any one of the available algorithms or implementing software packages for conducting homology searches can be adapted for use in the present computer-based systems.

[0060] As used herein, a “target sequence” can be any DNA or amino acid sequence of six or more nucleotides or two or more amino acids. A skilled artisan can readily recognize that the longer a target sequence is, the less likely a target sequence will be present as a random occurrence in the database. The most preferred sequence length of a target sequence is from about 10 to 100 amino acids or from about 30 to 300 nucleotide residues. However, it is well recognized that searches for commercially important fragments, such as sequence fragments involved in gene expression and protein processing, may be of shorter length.

[0061] As used herein, “a target structural motif,” or “target motif,” refers to any rationally selected sequence or combination of sequences in which the sequence(s) are chosen based on a three-dimensional configuration which is formed upon the folding of the target motif. There arc a variety of target motifs known in the art. Protein target motifs include, but are not limited to, enzymic active sites and signal sequences. Nucleic acid target motifs include, but are not limited to, promoter sequences, hairpin structures and inducible expression elements (protein binding sequences).

[0062] A variety of structural formats for the input and output means can be used to input and output the information in the computer-based systems of the present invention. A preferred format for an output means ranks fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genomic sequences possessing varying degrees of homology to the target sequence or target motif. Such presentation provides a skilled artisan with a ranking of sequences which contain various amounts of the target sequence or target motif and identifies the degree of homology contained in the identified fragment.

[0063] A variety of comparing means can be used to compare a target sequence or target motif with the data storage means to identify sequence fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome. In the present examples, implementing software which implement the BLAST algorithm, described in Altschul et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol. 215: 403-410, is used to identify open reading frames within the Enterococcus faecalis genome. A skilled artisan can readily recognize that any one of the publicly available homology search programs can be used as the search means for the computer-based systems of the present invention. Of course, suitable proprietary systems that may be known to those of skill also may be employed in this regard.

[0064]FIG. 1 provides a block diagram of a computer system illustrative of embodiments of this aspect of present invention. The computer system 102 includes a processor 106 connected to a bus 104. Also connected to the bus 104 are a main memory 108 (preferably implemented as random access memory, RAM) and a variety of secondary storage devices 110, such as a hard drive 112 and a removable medium storage device 114. The removable medium storage device 114 may represent, for example, a floppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, a magnetic tape drive, etc. A removable storage medium 116 (such as a floppy disk, a compact disk, a magnetic tape, etc.) containing control logic and/or data recorded therein may be inserted into the removable medium storage device 114. The computer system 102 includes appropriate software for reading the control logic and/or the data from the removable medium storage device 114, once it is inserted into the removable medium storage device 114.

[0065] A nucleotide sequence of the present invention may be stored in a well known manner in the main memory 108, any of the secondary storage devices 110, and/or a removable storage medium 116. During execution, software for accessing and processing the genomic sequence (such as search tools, comparing tools, etc.) reside in main memory 108, in accordance with the requirements and operating parameters of the operating system, the hardware system and the software program or programs.

[0066] Biochemical Embodiments

[0067] Other embodiments of the present invention are directed to isolated fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome. The fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention include, but are not limited to fragments which encode peptides, hereinafter open reading frames (ORFs), fragments which modulate the expression of an operably linked ORF, hereinafter expression modulating fragments (EMFs) and fragments which can be used to diagnose the presence of Enterococcus faecalis in a sample, hereinafter diagnostic fragments (DFs).

[0068] As used herein, an “isolated nucleic acid molecule” or an “isolated fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis genome” refers to a nucleic acid molecule possessing a specific nucleotide sequence which has been subjected to purification means to reduce, from the composition, the number of compounds which are normally associated with the composition. Particularly, the term refers to the nucleic acid molecules having the sequences set out in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, to representative fragments thereof as described above, to polynucleotides at least 95%, preferably at least 99% and especially preferably at least 99.9% identical in sequence thereto, also as set out above.

[0069] A variety of purification means can be used to generate the isolated fragments of the present invention. These include, but are not limited to methods which separate constituents of a solution based on charge, solubility, or size.

[0070] In one embodiment, Enterococcus faecalis DNA can be enzymatically sheared to produce fragments of 15-20 kb in length. These fragments can then be used to generate a Enterococcus faecalis library by inserting them into lambda clones as described in the Examples below. Primers flanking, for example, an ORF, such as those enumerated in Tables 1-3 can then be generated using nucleotide sequence information provided in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. Well known and routine techniques of PCR cloning then can be used to isolate the ORF from the lambda DNA library or Enterococcus faecalis genomic DNA. Thus, given the availability of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, the information in Tables 1, 2 and 3, and the information that may be obtained readily by analysis of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 using methods set out above, those of skill will be enabled by the present disclosure to isolate any ORF-containing or other nucleic acid fragment of the present invention.

[0071] The isolated nucleic acid molecules of the present invention include, but are not limited to single stranded and double stranded DNA, and single stranded RNA. As used herein, an “open reading frame,” ORF, means a series; of triplets coding for amino acids without any termination codons and is a sequence translatable into protein. Each sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, however, begins and ends with a termination codon. For purposes of numbering and reference to polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences the entire sequence of each sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 is included with the first nucleotide being position 1. Therefore, for reference purposes the numbering used in the present invention is that provided in the sequence listing for SEQ ID NOS:1-982.

[0072] Tables 1, 2, and 3 list ORFs in the Enterococcus faecalis genomic contigs of the present invention that were identified as putative coding regions by the GeneMark software using organism-specific second-order Markov probability transition matrices. It will be appreciated that other criteria can be used, in accordance with well known analytical methods, such as those discussed herein, to generate more inclusive, more restrictive, or more selective lists.

[0073] Table 1 sets out ORFs in the Enterococcus faecalis contigs of the present invention that over a continuous region of at least 50 bases are 95% or more identical (by BLAST analysis) to a nucleotide sequence available through GenBank in March, 1997.

[0074] Table 2 sets out ORFs in the Enterococcus faecalis contigs of the present invention that are not in Table 1 and match, with a BLASTP probability score of 0.01 or less, a polypeptide sequence available through GenBank in March, 1997.

[0075] Table 3 sets out ORFs in the Enterococcus faecalis contigs of the present invention that do not match significantly, by BLASTP analysis, a polypeptide sequence available through GenBank in March, 1997.

[0076] In each table, the first and second columns identify the ORF by, respectively, contig number and ORF number within the contig; the third column indicates the coordinate of the first nucleotide of the ORF, counting from the 5′ end of the contig strand; the fourth column indicates the coordinate of the final nucleotide of the ORF, counting from the 5′ end of the contig strand.

[0077] In Tables 1 and 2, column five lists the Reference for the closest matching sequence available through GenBank. These reference numbers are the database entry numbers commonly used by those of skill in the art, who will be familiar with their denominators. Descriptions of the nomenclature are available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Column six in Tables 1 and 2 provides the gene name of the matching sequence.

[0078] In Table 1, column seven provides the nucleotide BLAST percent identity score from the comparison of the ORF and the GenBank sequence, column eight indicates the length in nucleotides of the highest scoring segment pair identified by the BLAST identity analysis, and column nine provides the total length of the ORF in nucleotides.

[0079] In Table 2, column seven provides the protein BLAST percent similarity of the highest scoring segment pair identified, column eight provides the percent identity of the highest scoring segment pair, and column nine provides the total length of the ORF in nucleotides.

[0080] The concepts of percent identity and percent similarity of two polypeptide sequences is well understood in the art. For example, two polypeptides 10 amino acids in length which differ at three amino acid positions (e.g., at positions 1, 3 and 5) are said to have a percent identity of 70%. However, the same two polypeptides would be deemed to have a percent similarity of 80% if, for example at position 5, the amino acids moieties, although not identical, were “similar” (i.e., possessed similar biochemical characteristics). Many programs for analysis of nucleotide or amino acid sequence similarity, such as fasta and BLAST specifically list percent identity of a matching region as an output parameter. Thus, for instance, Tables 1 and 2 herein enumerate the percent identity of the highest scoring segment pair in each ORF and its listed relative. Further details concerning the algorithms and criteria used for homology searches are provided below and are described in the pertinent literature highlighted by the citations provided below.

[0081] It will be appreciated that other criteria can be used to generate more inclusive and more exclusive listings of the types set out in the tables. As those of skill will appreciate, narrow and broad searches both are useful. Thus, a skilled artisan can readily identify ORFs in contigs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome other than those listed in Tables 1-3, such as ORFs which are overlapping or encoded by the opposite strand of an identified ORF in addition to those ascertainable using the computer-based systems of the present invention.

[0082] As used herein, an “expression modulating fragment,” EMF, means a series of nucleotide molecules which modulates the expression of an operably linked ORF or EMF.

[0083] As used herein, a sequence is said to “modulate the expression of an operably linked sequence” when the expression of the sequence is altered by the presence of the EMF. EMFs include, but are not limited to, promoters, and promoter modulating sequences (inducible elements). One class of EMFs are fragments which induce the expression or an operably linked ORF in response to a specific regulatory factor or physiological event.

[0084] EMF sequences can be identified within the contigs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome by their proximity to the ORFs provided in Tables 1-3. An intergenic segment, or a fragment of the intergenic segment, from about 10 to 200 nucleotides in length, taken from any one of the ORFs of Tables 1-3 will modulate the expression of an operably linked ORF in a fashion similar to that found with the naturally linked ORF sequence. As used herein, an “intergenic segment” refers to fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome which are between two ORF(s) herein described. EMFs also can be identified using known EMFs as a target sequence or target motif in the computer-based systems of the present invention. Further, the two methods can be combined and used together.

[0085] The presence and activity of an EMF can be confirmed using an EMF trap vector. An EMF trap vector contains a cloning site linked to a marker sequence. A marker sequence encodes an identifiable phenotype, such as antibiotic resistance or a complementing nutrition auxotrophic factor, which can be identified or assayed when the EMF trap vector is placed within an appropriate host under appropriate conditions. As described above, a EMF will modulate the expression of an operably linked marker sequence. A more detailed discussion of various marker sequences is provided below.

[0086] A sequence which is suspected as being an EMF is cloned in all three reading frames in one or more restriction sites upstream from the marker sequence in the EMF trap vector. The vector is then transformed into an appropriate host using known procedures and the phenotype of the transformed host in examined under appropriate conditions. As described above, an EMF will modulate the expression of an operably linked marker sequence.

[0087] As used herein, a “diagnostic fragment,” DF, means a series of nucleotide molecules which selectively hybridize to Enterococcus faecalis sequences. DFs can be readily identified by identifying unique sequences within contigs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome, such as by using well-known computer analysis software, and by generating and testing probes or amplification primers consisting of the DF sequence in an appropriate diagnostic format which determines amplification or hybridization selectivity.

[0088] The sequences falling within the scope of the present invention are not limited to the specific sequences herein described, but also include allelic and species variations thereof. Allelic and species variations can be routinely determined by comparing the sequences provided in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 99% and preferably 99.9% identical to SEQ ID NOS:1-982, with a sequence from another isolate of the same species. Furthermore, to accommodate codon variability, the invention includes nucleic acid molecules coding for the same amino acid sequences as do the specific ORFs disclosed herein. In other words, in the coding region of an ORF, substitution of one codon for another which encodes the same amino acid is expressly contemplated.

[0089] Any specific sequence disclosed herein can be readily screened for errors by resequencing a particular fragment, such as an ORF, in both directions (i.e., sequence both strands). Alternatively, error screening can be performed by sequencing corresponding polynucleotides of Enterococcus faecalis origin isolated by using part or all of the fragments in question as a probe or primer.

[0090] Each of the ORFs of the Enterococcus faecalis genome disclosed in Tables 1, 2 and 3, and the EMFs found 5 to the ORFs, can be used as polynucleotide reagents in numerous ways. For example, the sequences can be used as diagnostic probes or diagnostic amplification primers to detect the presence of a specific microbe in a sample, particularly Enterococcus faecalis. Especially preferred in this regard are ORFs such as those of Table 3, which do not match previously characterized sequences from other organisms and thus are most likely to be highly selective for Enterococcus faecalis. Also particularly preferred are ORFs that can be used to distinguish between strains of Enterococcus faecalis, particularly those that distinguish medically important strain, such as drug-resistant strains.

[0091] In addition, the fragments of the present invention, as broadly described, can be used to control gene expression through triple helix formation or antisense DNA or RNA, both of which methods are based on the binding of a polynucleotide sequence to DNA or RNA. Triple helix-formation optimally results in a shut-off of RNA transcription from DNA, while antisense RNA hybridization blocks translation of an mRNA molecule into polypeptide. Information from the sequences of the present invention can be used to design antisense and triple helix-forming oligonucleotides. Polynucleotides suitable for use in these methods are usually 20 to 40 bases in length and are designed to be complementary to a region of the gene involved in transcription, for triple-helix formation, or to the mRNA itself, for antisense inhibition. Both techniques have been demonstrated to be effective in model systems, and the requisite techniques are well known and involve routine procedures. Triple helix techniques are discussed in, for example, Lee et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science 241:456 (1988); and Dervan et al., Science 251:1360 (1991). Antisense techniques in general are discussed in, for instance, Okano, J. Neurochem. 56:560 (1991) and Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988)).

[0092] The present invention further provides recombinant constructs comprising one or more fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genomic fragments and contigs of the present invention. Certain preferred recombinant constructs of the present invention comprise a vector, such as a plasmid or viral vector, into which a fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis genome has been inserted, in a forward or reverse orientation. In the case of a vector comprising one of the ORFs of the present invention, the vector may further comprise regulatory sequences, including for example, a promoter, operably linked to the ORF. For vectors comprising the EMFs of the present invention, the vector may further comprise a marker sequence or heterologous ORF operably linked to the EMF.

[0093] Large numbers of suitable vectors and promoters are known to those of skill in the art and are commercially available for generating the recombinant constructs of the present invention. The following vectors are provided by way of example. Useful bacterial vectors include phagescript, PsiX174, pBS SK (+ or −), pBS KS (+ or −), pNH8a, pNH16a, pNH18a, pNH46a (available from Stratagene); pTrc99A, pKK223-3, pKK233-3, pDR540, pRIT5 (available from Pharmacia). Useful eukaryotic vectors include pWLneo, pSV2cat, pOG44, pXT1, pSG (available from Stratagene) pSVK3, pBPV, pMSG, pSVL (available from Pharmacia).

[0094] Promoter regions can be selected from any desired gene using CAT (chloramphenicol transferase) vectors or other vectors with selectable markers. Two appropriate vectors are pKK232-8 and pCM7. Particular named bacterial promoters include lacI, lacZ, T3, T7, gpt, lambda PR, and trc. Eukaryotic promoters include CMV immediate early, HSV thymidine kinase, early and late SV40, LTRs from retrovirus, and mouse metallothionein-I. Selection of the appropriate vector and promoter is well within the level of ordinary skill in the art.

[0095] The present invention further provides host cells containing any one of the isolated fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genomic fragments and contigs of the present invention, wherein the fragment has been introduced into the host cell using known methods. The host cell can be a higher eukaryotic host cell, such as a mammalian cell, a lower eukaryotic host cell, such as a yeast cell, or a procaryotic cell, such as a bacterial cell.

[0096] A polynucleotide of the present invention, such as a recombinant construct comprising an ORF of the present invention, may be introduced into the host by a variety of well established techniques that are standard in the art, such as calcium phosphate transfection, DEAE, dextran mediated transfection and electroporation, which are described in, for instance, Davis, L. et al., BASIC METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (1986).

[0097] A host cell containing one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genomic fragments and contigs of the present invention, can be used in conventional manners to produce the gene product encoded by the isolated fragment (in the case of an ORF) or can be used to produce a heterologous protein under the control of the EMF. The present invention further provides isolated polypeptides encoded by the nucleic acid fragments of the present invention or by degenerate variants of the nucleic acid fragments of the present invention. By “degenerate variant” is intended nucleotide fragments which differ from a nucleic acid fragment of the present invention (e.g., an ORF) by nucleotide sequence but, due to the degeneracy of the Genetic Code, encode an identical polypeptide sequence.

[0098] Preferred nucleic acid fragments of the present invention are the ORFs depicted in Tables 2 and 3 which encode proteins.

[0099] A variety of methodologies known in the art can be utilized to obtain any one of the isolated polypeptides or proteins of the present invention. At the simplest level, the amino acid sequence can be synthesized using commercially available peptide synthesizers. This is particularly useful in producing small peptides and fragments of larger polypeptides. Such short fragments as may be obtained most readily by synthesis are useful, for example, in generating antibodies against the native polypeptide, as discussed further below.

[0100] In an alternative method, the polypeptide or protein is purified from bacterial cells which naturally produce the polypeptide or protein. One skilled in the art can readily employ well-known methods for isolating polypeptides and proteins to isolate and purify polypeptides or proteins of the present invention produced naturally by a bacterial strain, or by other methods. Methods for isolation and purification that can be employed in this regard include, but are not limited to, immunochromatography, HPLC, size-exclusion chromatography, ion-exchange chromatography, and immuno-affinity chromatography.

[0101] The polypeptides and proteins of the present invention also can be purified from cells which have been altered to express the desired polypeptide or protein. Preferred polypeptides and proteins of the present invention are polypeptides and proteins coded for by the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, wherein the polypeptides and proteins are coded in the same frame as the termination codon at the end of each sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982. As used herein, a cell is said to be altered to express a desired polypeptide or protein when the cell, through genetic manipulation, is made to produce a polypeptide or protein which it normally does not produce or which the cell normally produces at a lower level. Those skilled in the art can readily adapt procedures for introducing and expressing either recombinant or synthetic sequences into eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells in order to generate a cell which produces one of the polypeptides or proteins of the present invention.

[0102] The polypeptides of the present invention arc preferably provided in an isolated form, and preferably are substantially purified. A recombinantly produced version of the E. faecalis polypeptide can be substantially purified by the one-step method described by Smith et al. (1988) Gene 67:31-40. Polypeptides of the invention also can be purified from natural or recombinant sources using antibodies directed against the polypeptides of the invention in methods which are well known in the art of protein purification.

[0103] The invention further provides for isolated E. faecalis polypeptides comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group including: (a) the amino acid sequence of a full-length E. faecalis polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence from the first methionine codon to the termination codon of each sequence listed in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, wherein said termination codon is at the end of each SEQ ID NO: and said first methionine is the first methionine in frame with said termination codon; and (b) the amino acid sequence of a full-length E. faecalis polypeptide having the complete amino acid sequence in (a) excepting the N-terminal methionine.

[0104] The polypeptides of the present invention also include polypeptides having an amino acid sequence at least 80% identical, more preferably at least 90% identical, and still more preferably 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to those described in (a) and (b) above.

[0105] The present invention is further directed to polynucleotide encoding portions or fragments of the amino acid sequences described herein as well as to portions or fragments of the isolated amino acid sequences described herein. Fragments include portions of the amino acid sequences described herein, are at least 5 contiguous amino acid in length, are selected from any two integers, one of which representing a N-terminal position. The initiation codon of the polypeptides of the present inventions position 1. The initiation codon (position 1) for purposes of the present invention is the first methionine codon of each sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 which is in frame with the termination codon at the end of each said sequence. Every combination of a N-terminal and C-terminal position that a fragment at least 5 contiguous amino acid residues in length could occupy, on any given amino acid sequence encoded by a sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 is included in the invention, i.e., from initiation codon up to the termination codon. At least means a fragment may be 5 contiguous amino acid residues in length or any integer between 5 and the number of residues in a full length amino acid sequence minus 1. Therefore, included in the invention are contiguous fragments specified by any N-terminal and C-terminal positions of amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 wherein the contiguous fragment is any integer between 5 and the number of residues in a full length sequence minus 1.

[0106] Further, the invention includes polypeptides comprising fragments specified by size, in amino acid residues, rather than by N-terminal and C-terminal positions. The invention includes any fragment size, in contiguous amino acid residues, selected from integers between 5 and the number of residues in a full length sequence minus 1. Preferred sizes of contiguous polypeptide fragments include about 5 amino acid residues, about 10 amino acid residues, about 20 amino acid residues, about 30 amino acid residues, about 40 amino acid residues, about 50 amino acid residues, about 100 amino acid residues, about 200 amino acid residues, about 300 amino acid residues, and about 400 amino acid residues. The preferred sizes are, of course, meant to exemplify, not limit, the present invention as all size fragments representing any integer between 5 and the number of residues in a full length sequence minus I are included in the invention. The present invention also provides for the exclusion of any fragments specified by N-terminal and C-terminal positions or by size in amino acid residues as described above. Any number of fragments specified by N-terminal and C-terminal positions or by size in amino acid residues as described above may be excluded.

[0107] The above fragments need not be active since they would be useful, for example, in immunoassays, in epitope mapping, epitope tagging, to generate antibodies to a particular portion of the protein, as vaccines, and as molecular weight markers.

[0108] Further polypeptides of the present invention include polypeptides which have at least 90% similarity, more preferably at least 95% similarity, and still more preferably at least 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% similarity to those described above.

[0109] A further embodiment of the invention relates to a polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence of a E. faecalis polypeptide having an amino acid sequence which contains at least one conservative amino acid substitution, but not more than 50 conservative amino acid substitutions, not more than 40 conservative amino acid substitutions, not more than 30 conservative amino acid substitutions, and not more than 20 conservative amino acid substitutions. Also provided are polypeptides which comprise the amino acid sequence of a E. faecalis polypeptide, having at least one, but not more than 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 conservative amino acid substitutions.

[0110] By a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least, for example, 95% “identical” to a query amino acid sequence of the present invention, it is intended that the amino acid sequence of the subject polypeptide is identical to the query sequence except that the subject polypeptide sequence may include up to five amino acid alterations per each 100 amino acids of the query amino acid sequence. In other words, to obtain a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a query amino acid sequence, up to 5% of the amino acid residues in the subject sequence may be inserted, deleted, (indels) or substituted with another amino acid. These alterations of the reference sequence may occur at the amino or carboxy terminal positions of the reference amino acid sequence or anywhere between those terminal positions, interspersed either individually among residues in the reference sequence or in one or more contiguous groups within the reference sequence.

[0111] As a practical matter, whether any particular polypeptide is at least 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98% or 99% identical to the amino acid sequences encoded by the sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, as described herein, can be determined conventionally using known computer programs. A preferred method for determining the best overall match between a query sequence (a sequence of the present invention) and a subject sequence, also referred to as a global sequence alignment, can be determined using the FASTDB computer program based on the algorithm of Brutlag et al., (1990) Comp. App. Biosci. 6:237-245. In a sequence alignment the query and subject sequences are both amino acid sequences. The result of said global sequence alignment is in percent identity. Preferred parameters used in a FASTDB amino acid alignment are: Matrix=PAM 0, k-tuple=2, Mismatch Penalty=1, Joining Penalty-20, Randomization Group Length=0, Cutoff Score=1, Window Size=sequence length, Gap Penalty=5, Gap Size Penalty=0.05, Window Size=500 or the length of the subject amino acid sequence, whichever is shorter.

[0112] If the subject sequence is shorter than the query sequence due to N- or C-terminal deletions, not because of internal deletions, the results, in percent identity, must be manually corrected. This is because the FASTDB program does not account for N- and C-terminal truncations of the subject sequence when calculating global percent identity. For subject sequences truncated at the N- and C-termini, relative to the query sequence, the percent identity is corrected by calculating the number of residues of the query sequence that are N- and C-terminal of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned with a corresponding subject residue, as a percent of the total bases of the query sequence. Whether a residue is matched/aligned is determined by results of the FASTDB sequence alignment. This percentage is then subtracted from the percent identity, calculated by the above FASTDB program using the specified parameters, to arrive at a final percent identity score. This final percent identity score is what is used for the purposes of the present invention. Only residues to the N- and C-terminal of the subject sequence, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence, are considered for the purposes of manually adjusting the percent identity score. That is, only query amino acid residues outside the farthest N- and C-terminal residues of the subject sequence.

[0113] For example, a 90 amino acid residue subject sequence is aligned with a 100 residue query sequence to determine percent identity. The deletion occurs at the N-terminus of the subject sequence and therefore, the FASTDB alignment does not match/align with the first 10 residues at the N-terminus. The 10 unpaired residues represent 10% of the sequence (number of residues at the N- and C-termini not matched/total number of residues in the query sequence) so 10% is subtracted from the percent identity score calculated by the FASTDB program. If the remaining 90 residues were perfectly matched the final percent identity would be 90%. In another example, a 90 residue subject sequence is compared with a 100 residue query sequence. This time the deletions are internal so there are no residues at the N- or C-termini of the subject sequence which are not matched/aligned with the query. In this case the percent identity calculated by FASTDB is not manually corrected. Once again, only residue positions outside the N- and C-terminal ends of the subject sequence, as displayed in the FASTDB alignment, which are not matched/aligned with the query sequence are manually corrected. No other manual corrections are to made for the purposes of the present invention.

[0114] The above polypeptide sequences are included irrespective of whether they have their normal biological activity. This is because even where a particular polypeptide molecule does not have biological activity, one of skill in the art would still know how to use the polypeptide, for instance, as a vaccine or to generate antibodies. Other uses of the polypeptides of the present invention that do not have E. faecalis activity include, inter alia, as epitope tags, in epitope mapping, and as molecular weight markers on SDS-PAGE gels or on molecular sieve gel filtration columns using methods known to those of skill in the art.

[0115] As described below, the polypeptides of the present invention can also be used to raise polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies, which are useful in assays for detecting E. faecalis protein expression or as agonists and antagonists capable of enhancing or inhibiting E. faecalis protein function. Further, such polypeptides can be used in the yeast two-hybrid system to “capture” E. faecalis protein binding proteins which are also candidate agonists and antagonists according to the present invention. See, e.g., Fields et al. (1989) Nature 340:245-246.

[0116] Any host/vector system can be used to express one or more of the ORFs of the present invention. These include, but are not limited to, eukaryotic hosts such as HeLa cells, CV-1 cell, COS cells, and Sf9 cells, as well as prokaryotic host such as E. coli and B. subtilis. The most preferred cells are those which do not normally express the particular polypeptide or protein or which expresses the polypeptide or protein at low natural level.

[0117] “Recombinant,” as used herein, means that a polypeptide or protein is derived from recombinant (e.g., microbial or mammalian) expression systems. “Microbial” refers to recombinant polypeptides or proteins made in bacterial or fungal (e.g., yeast) expression systems. As a product, “recombinant microbial” defines a polypeptide or protein essentially free of native endogenous substances and unaccompanied by associated native glycosylation. Polypeptides or proteins expressed in most bacterial cultures, e.g., E. coli, will be free of glycosylation modifications; polypeptides or proteins expressed in yeast will have a glycosylation pattern different from that expressed in mammalian cells.

[0118] “Nucleotide sequence” refers to a heteropolymer of deoxyribonucleotides. Generally, DNA segments encoding the polypeptides and proteins provided by this invention are assembled from fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome and short oligonucleotide linkers, or from a series of oligonucleotides, to provide a synthetic gene which is capable of being expressed in a recombinant transcriptional unit comprising regulatory elements derived from a microbial or viral operon.

[0119] Recombinant expression vehicle or “vector” refers to a plasmid or phage or virus or vector, for expressing a polypeptide from a DNA (RNA) sequence. The expression vehicle can comprise a transcriptional unit comprising an assembly of (1) a genetic regulatory elements necessary for gene expression in the host, including elements required to initiate and maintain transcription at a level sufficient for suitable expression of the desired polypeptide, including, for example, promoters and, where necessary, an enhancer and a polyadenylation signal; (2) a structural or coding sequence which is transcribed into mRNA and translated into protein, and (3) appropriate signals to initiate translation at the beginning of the desired coding region and terminate translation at its end. Structural units intended for use in yeast or eukaryotic expression systems preferably include a leader sequence enabling extracellular secretion of translated protein by a host cell. Alternatively, where recombinant protein is expressed without a leader or transport sequence, it may include an N-terminal methionine residue. This residue may or may not be subsequently cleaved from the expressed recombinant protein to provide a final product.

[0120] “Recombinant expression system” means host cells which have stably integrated a recombinant transcriptional unit into chromosomal DNA or carry the recombinant transcriptional unit extra chromosomally. The cells can be prokaryotic or eukaryotic. Recombinant expression systems as defined herein will express heterologous polypeptides or proteins upon induction of the regulatory elements linked to the DNA segment or synthetic gene to be expressed.

[0121] Mature proteins can be expressed in mammalian cells, yeast, bacteria, or other cells under the control of appropriate promoters. Cell-free translation systems can also be employed to produce such proteins using RNAs derived from the DNA constructs of the present invention. Appropriate cloning and expression vectors for use with prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts are described in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0122] Generally, recombinant expression vectors will include origins of replication and selectable markers permitting transformation of the host cell, e.g., the ampicillin resistance gene of E. coli and S. cerevisiae TRP1 gene, and a promoter derived from a highly expressed gene to direct transcription of a downstream structural sequence. Such promoters can be derived from operons encoding glycolytic enzymes such as 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), alpha-factor, acid phosphatase, or heat shock proteins, among others. The heterologous structural sequence is assembled in appropriate phase with translation initiation and termination sequences, and preferably, a leader sequence capable of directing secretion of translated protein into the periplasmic space or extracellular medium. Optionally, the heterologous sequence can encode a fusion protein including an N-terminal identification peptide imparting desired characteristics, e.g., stabilization or simplified purification of expressed recombinant product.

[0123] Useful expression vectors for bacterial use are constructed by inserting a structural DNA sequence encoding a desired protein together with suitable translation initiation and termination signals in operable reading phase with a functional promoter. The vector will comprise one or more phenotypic selectable markers and an origin of replication to ensure maintenance of the vector and, when desirable, provide amplification within the host.

[0124] Suitable prokaryotic hosts for transformation include strains of E. coli, B. subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium and various species within the genera Pseudomonas and Streptomyces. Others may, also be employed as a matter of choice.

[0125] As a representative but non-limiting example, useful expression vectors for bacterial use can comprise a selectable marker and bacterial origin of replication derived from commercially available plasmids comprising genetic elements of the well known cloning vector pBR322 (ATCC 37017). Such commercial vectors include, for example, pKK223-3 (available form Pharmacia Fine Chemicals, Uppsala, Sweden) and GEM 1 (available from Promega Biotec, Madison, Wis., USA). These pBR322 “backbone” sections are combined with an appropriate promoter and the structural sequence to be expressed.

[0126] Following transformation of a suitable host strain and growth of the host strain to an appropriate cell density, the selected promoter, where it is inducible, is derepressed or induced by appropriate means (e.g., temperature shift or chemical induction) and cells are cultured for an additional period to provide for expression of the induced gene product. Thereafter cells are typically harvested, generally by centrifugation, disrupted to release expressed protein, generally by physical or chemical means, and the resulting crude extract is retained for further purification.

[0127] Various mammalian cell culture systems can also be employed to express recombinant protein. Examples of mammalian expression systems include the COS-7 lines of monkey kidney fibroblasts, described in Gluzman, Cell 23:175 (1981), and other cell lines capable of expressing a compatible vector, for example, the C127, 3T3, CHO, HeLa and BHK cell lines.

[0128] Mammalian expression vectors will comprise an origin of replication, a suitable promoter and enhancer, and also any necessary ribosome binding sites, polyadenylation site, splice donor and acceptor sites, transcriptional termination sequences, and 5 flanking nontranscribed sequences. DNA sequences derived from the SV40 viral genome, for example, SV40 origin, early promoter, enhancer, splice, and polyadenylation sites may be used to provide the required nontranscribed genetic elements.

[0129] Recombinant polypeptides and proteins produced in bacterial culture is usually isolated by initial extraction from cell pellets, followed by one or more salting-out, aqueous ion exchange or size exclusion chromatography steps. Microbial cells employed in expression of proteins can be disrupted by any convenient method, including freeze-thaw cycling, sonication, mechanical disruption, or use of cell lysing agents. Protein refolding steps can be used, as necessary, in completing configuration of the mature protein. Finally, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) can be employed for final purification steps.

[0130] The present invention further includes isolated polypeptides, proteins and nucleic acid molecules which are substantially equivalent to those herein described. As used herein, substantially equivalent can refer both to nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, for example a mutant sequence, that varies from a reference sequence by one or more substitutions, deletions, or additions, the net effect of which does not result in an adverse functional dissimilarity between reference and subject sequences. For purposes of the present invention, sequences having equivalent biological activity, and equivalent expression characteristics are considered substantially equivalent. For purposes of determining equivalence, truncation of the mature sequence should be disregarded.

[0131] The invention further provides methods of obtaining homologs from other strains of Enterococcus faecalis, of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention and homologs of the proteins encoded by the ORFs of the present invention. As used herein, a sequence or protein of Enterococcus faecalis is defined as a homolog of a fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis fragments or contigs or a protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention,, if it shares significant homology to one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of the present invention or a protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention. Specifically, by using the sequence disclosed herein as a probe or as primers, and techniques such as PCR cloning and colony/plaque hybridization, one skilled in the art can obtain homologs.

[0132] As used herein, two nucleic acid molecules or proteins are said to “share significant homology” if the two contain regions which possess greater than 85% sequence (amino acid or nucleic acid) homology. Preferred homologs in this regard are those with more than 90% homology. Especially preferred are those with 93% or more homology. Among especially preferred homologs those with 95% or more homology are particularly preferred. Very particularly preferred among these are those with 97% and even more particularly preferred among those are homologs with 99% or more homology. The most preferred homologs among these are those with 99.9% homology or more. It will be understood that, among measures of homology, identity is particularly preferred in this regard.

[0133] Region specific primers or probes derived from the nucleotide sequence provided in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 or from a nucleotide sequence at least 95%, particularly at least 99%, especially at least 99.5% identical to a sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 can be used to prime DNA synthesis and PCR amplification, as well as to identify colonies containing cloned DNA encoding a homolog. Methods suitable to this aspect of the present invention are well known and have been described in great detail in many publications such as, for example, Innis et al., PCR Protocols, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990)).

[0134] When using primers derived from SEQ ID NOS:1-982 or from a nucleotide sequence having an aforementioned identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, one skilled in the art will recognize that by employing high stringency conditions (e.g., annealing at 50-60° C. in 6×SSPC and 50% formamicle, and washing at 50-65° C. in 0.5×SSPC) only sequences which are greater than 75% homologous to the primer will be amplified. By employing lower stringency conditions (e.g., hybridizing at 35-37° C. in 5×SSPC and 40-45% formamide, and washing at 42° C. in 0.5×SSPC), sequences which are greater than 40-50% homologous to the primer will also be amplified.

[0135] When using DNA probes derived from SEQ ID NOS:1-982, or from a nucleotide sequence having an aforementioned identity to a sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, for colony/plaque hybridization, one skilled in the art will recognize that by employing high stringency conditions (e.g., hybridizing at 50-65° C. in 5×SSPC and 50% formamide, and washing at 50-65° C. in 0.5×SSPC), sequences having regions which are greater than 90% homologous to the probe can be obtained, and that by employing lower stringency conditions (e.g., hybridizing at 35-37° C. in 5×SSPC and 40-45% formamide, and washing at 42° C. in 0.5×SSPC), sequences having regions which are greater than 35-45% homologous to the probe will be obtained.

[0136] Any organism can be used as the source for homologs of the present invention so long as the organism naturally expresses such a protein or contains genes encoding the same. The most preferred organism for isolating homologs are bacteria which are closely related to Enterococcus faecalis.

[0137] Illustrative Uses of Compositions of the Invention

[0138] Each ORF provided in Tables 1 and 2 is identified with a function by homology to a known gene or polypeptide. As a result, one skilled in the art can use the polypeptides of the present invention for commercial, therapeutic and industrial purposes consistent with the type of putative identification of the polypeptide. Such identifications permit one skilled in the art to use the Enterococcus faecalis ORFs in a manner similar to the known type of sequences for which the identification is made; for example, to ferment a particular sugar source or to produce a particular metabolite. A variety of reviews illustrative of this aspect of the invention are available, including the following reviews on the industrial use of enzymes, for example, BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY HANDBOOK, 2nd Ed., MacMillan Publications, Ltd. NY (1991) and BIOCATALYSTS IN ORGANIC SYNTHESES, Tramper et al., Eds., Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1985). A variety of exemplary uses that illustrate this and similar aspects of the present invention are discussed below.

[0139] 1. Biosynthetic Enzymes

[0140] Open reading frames encoding proteins involved in mediating the catalytic reactions involved in intermediary and macromolecular metabolism, the biosynthesis of small molecules, cellular processes and other functions includes enzymes involved in the degradation of the intermediary products of metabolism, enzymes involved in central intermediary metabolism, enzymes involved in respiration, both aerobic and anaerobic, enzymes involved in fermentation, enzymes involved in ATP proton motor force conversion, enzymes involved in broad regulatory function, enzymes involved in amino acid synthesis, enzymes involved in nucleotide synthesis, enzymes involved in cofactor and vitamin synthesis, can be used for industrial biosynthesis.

[0141] The various metabolic pathways present in Enterococcus faecalis can be identified based on absolute nutritional requirements as well as by examining the various enzymes identified in Table 1-3 and SEQ ID NOS:1-982.

[0142] Of particular interest are polypeptides involved in the degradation of intermediary metabolites as well as non-macromolecular metabolism. Such enzymes include amylases, glucose oxidases, and catalase.

[0143] Proteolytic enzymes are another class of commercially important enzymes. Proteolytic enzymes find use in a number of industrial processes including the processing of flax and other vegetable fibers, in the extraction, clarification and depectinization of fruit juices, in the extraction of vegetables' oil and in the maceration of fruits and vegetables to give unicellular fruits. A detailed review of the proteolytic enzymes used in the food industry is provided in Rombouts et al., Symbiosis 21:79 (1986) and Voragen et al. in Biocatalysts In Agricultural Biotechnology, Whitaker et al., Eds., American Chemical Society Symposium Series 389:93 (1989).

[0144] The metabolism of sugars is an important aspect of the primary metabolism of Enterococcus faecalis. Enzymes involved in the degradation of sugars, such as, particularly, glucose, galactose, fructose and xylose, can be used in industrial fermentation. Some of the important sugar transforming enzymes, from a commercial viewpoint, include sugar isomerases such as glucose isomerase. Other metabolic enzymes have found commercial use such as glucose oxidases which produces ketogulonic acid (KGA). KGA is an intermediate in the commercial production of ascorbic acid using the Reichstein's procedure, as described in Krueger et al., Biotechnology 6(A), Rhine et al., Eds., Verlag Press, Weinheim, Germany (1984).

[0145] Glucose oxidase (GOD) is commercially available and has been used in purified form as well as in an immobilized form for the deoxygenation of beer. See, for instance, Hartmeir et al., Biotechnology Letters 1:21 (1979). The most important application of GOD is the industrial scale fermentation of gluconic acid. Market for gluconic acids which are used in the detergent, textile, leather, photographic, pharmaceutical, food, feed and concrete industry, as described, for example, in Bigelis et al., beginning on page 357 in GENE MANIPULATIONS AND FUNGI; Benett et al., Eds., Academic Press, New York (1985). In addition to industrial applications, GOD has found applications in medicine for quantitative determination of glucose in body fluids recently in biotechnology for analyzing syrups from starch and cellulose hydrosylates. This application is described in Owusu et al., Biochem. et Biophysica. Acta. 872:83 (1986), for instance.

[0146] The main sweetener used in the world today is sugar which comes from sugar beets and sugar cane. In the field of industrial enzymes, the glucose isomerase process shows the largest expansion in the market today. Initially, soluble enzymes were used and later immobilized enzymes were developed (Krueger et al., Biotechnology, The Textbook of Industrial Microbiology, Sinauer Associated Incorporated, Sunderland, Mass. (1990)). Today, the use of glucose-produced high fructose syrups is by far the largest industrial business using immobilized enzymes. A review of the industrial use of these enzymes is provided by Jorgensen, Starch 40:307 (1988).

[0147] Proteinases, such as alkaline serine proteinases, are used as detergent additives and thus represent one of the largest volumes of microbial enzymes used in the industrial sector. Because of their industrial importance, there is a large body of published and unpublished information regarding the use of these enzymes in industrial processes. (See Faultman et al., Acid Proteases Structure Function and Biology, Tang, J., ed., Plenum Press, New York (1977) and Godfrey et al., Industrial Enzymes, MacMillan Publishers, Surrey, UK (1983) and Hepner et al., Report Industrial Enzymes by 1990, Hel Hepner & Associates, London (1986)).

[0148] Another class of commercially usable proteins of the present invention are the microbial lipases, described by, for instance, Macrae et al., Philosophical Transactions of the Chiral Society of London 310:227 (1985) and Poserke, Journal of the American Oil Chemist Society 61:1758 (1984). A major use of lipases is in the fat and oil industry for the production of neutral glycerides using lipase catalyzed inter-esterification of readily available triglycerides. Application of lipases include the use as a detergent additive to facilitate the removal of fats from fabrics in the course of the washing procedures.

[0149] The use of enzymes, and in particular microbial enzymes, as catalyst for key steps in the synthesis of complex organic molecules is gaining popularity at a great rate. One area of great interest is the preparation of chiral intermediates. Preparation of chiral intermediates is of interest to a wide range of synthetic chemists particularly those scientists involved with the preparation of new pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances and flavors. (See Davies et al., Recent Advances in the Generation of Chiral Intermediates Using Enzymes, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1990)). The following reactions catalyzed by enzymes are of interest to organic chemists: hydrolysis of carboxylic acid esters, phosphate esters, amides and nitrites, esterification reactions, trans-esterification reactions, synthesis of amides, reduction of alkanones and oxoalkanates, oxidation of alcohols to carbonyl compounds, oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides, and carbon bond forming reactions such as the aldol reaction.

[0150] When considering the use of an enzyme encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention for biotransformation and organic synthesis it is sometimes necessary to consider the respective advantages and disadvantages of using a microorganism as opposed to an isolated enzyme. Pros and cons of using a whole cell system on the one hand or an isolated partially purified enzyme on the other hand, has been described in detail by Bud et al., Chemistry in Britain (1987), p. 127.

[0151] Amino transferases, enzymes involved in the biosynthesis and metabolism of amino acids, are useful in the catalytic production of amino acids. The advantages of using microbial based enzyme systems is that the amino transferase enzymes catalyze the stereo-selective synthesis of only L-amino acids and generally possess uniformly high catalytic rates. A description of the use of amino transferases for amino acid production is provided by Roselle-David, Methods of Enzymology 136:479 (1987).

[0152] Another category of useful proteins encoded by the ORFs of the present invention include enzymes involved in nucleic acid synthesis, repair, and recombination.

[0153] 2. Generation of Antibodies

[0154] As described here, the proteins of the present invention, as well as homologs thereof, can be used in a variety of procedures and methods known in the art which are currently applied to other proteins. The proteins of the present invention can further be used to generate an antibody which selectively binds the protein.

[0155]E. faecalis protein-specific antibodies for use in the present invention can be raised against the intact E. faecalis protein or an antigenic polypeptide fragment thereof, which may be presented together with a carrier protein, such as an albumin, to an animal system (such as rabbit or mouse) or, if it is long enough (at least about 25 amino acids), without a carrier.

[0156] As used herein, the term “antibody” (Ab) or “monoclonal antibody” (Mab) is meant to include intact molecules, single chain whole antibodies, and antibody fragments. Antibody fragments of the present invention include Fab and F(ab′)2 and other fragments including single-chain Fvs (scFv) and disulfide-linked Fvs (sdFv). Also included in the present invention are chimeric and humanized monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies specific for the polypeptides of the present invention. The antibodies of the present invention may be prepared by any of a variety of methods. For example, cells expressing a polypeptide of the present invention or an antigenic fragment thereof can be administered to an animal in order to induce the production of sera containing polyclonal antibodies. For example, a preparation of E. faecalis polypeptide or fragment thereof is prepared and purified to render it substantially free of natural contaminants. Such a preparation is then introduced into an animal in order to produce polyclonal antisera of greater specific activity.

[0157] In a preferred method, the antibodies of the present invention are monoclonal antibodies or binding fragments thereof. Such monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using hybridoma technology. See, e.g., Harlow et al., ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988); Hammerling, et al., in: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND T-CELL HYBRIDOMAS 563-681 (Elsevier, N.Y., 1981). Fab and F(ab′)2 fragments may be produced by proteolytic cleavage, using enzymes such as papain (to produce Fab fragments) or pepsin (to produce F(ab′)2 fragments). Alternatively, E. faecalis polypeptide-binding fragments, chimeric, and humanized antibodies can be produced through the application of recombinant DNA technology or through synthetic chemistry using methods known in the art.

[0158] Alternatively, additional antibodies capable of binding to the polypeptide antigen of the present invention may be produced in a two-step procedure through the use of anti-idiotypic antibodies. Such a method makes use of the fact that antibodies are themselves antigens, and that, therefore, it is possible to obtain an antibody which binds to a second antibody. In accordance with this method, E. faecalis polypeptide-specific antibodies arc used to immunize an animal, preferably a mouse. The splenocytes of such an animal are then used to produce hybridoma cells, and the hybridoma cells are screened to identify clones which produce an antibody whose ability to bind to the E. faecalis polypeptide-specific antibody can be blocked by the E. faecalis polypeptide antigen. Such antibodies comprise anti-idiotypic antibodies to the E. faecalis polypeptide-specific antibody and can be used to immunize an animal to induce formation of further E. faecalis polypeptide-specific antibodies.

[0159] Antibodies and fragements thereof of the present invention may be described by the portion of a polypeptide of the present invention recognized or specifically bound by the antibody. Antibody binding fragements of a polypeptide of the present invention may be described or specified in the same manner as for polypeptide fragements discussed above., i.e., by N-terminal and C-terminal positions or by size in contiguous amino acid residues. Any number of antibody binding fragments, of a polypeptide of the present invention, specified by N-terminal and C-terminal positions or by size in amino acid residues, as described above, may also be excluded from the present invention. Therefore, the present invention includes antibodies the specifically bind a particularly described fragement of a polypeptide of the present invention and allows for the exclusion of the same.

[0160] Antibodies and fragements thereof of the present invention may also be described or specified in terms of their cross-reactivity. Antibodies and fragements that do not bind polypeptides of any other species of Enterococcus other than E. faecalis are included in the present invention. Likewise, antibodies and fragements that bind only species of Enterococcus, i.e. antibodies and fragements that do not bind bacteria from any genus other than Enterococcus, are included in the present invention.

[0161] 3. Diagnostic and Detection Assays and Kits

[0162] The present invention further relates to methods for assaying enterococcal infection in an animal by detecting the expression of genes encoding enterococcal polypeptides of the present invention. The methods comprise analyzing tissue or body fluid from the animal for Enterococcus-specific antibodies, nucleic acids, or proteins. Analysis of nucleic acid specific to Enterococcus is assayed by PCR or hybridization techniques using nucleic acid sequences of the present invention as either hybridization probes or primers. See, e.g., Sambrook et al. Molecular cloning: A Laboratory Manual (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed., 1983, page 54 reference); Eremeeva et al. (1994) J. Clin. Microbiol. 32:803-810 (describing differentiation among spotted fever group Rickettsiae species by analysis of restriction fragment length polymorphism of PCR-amplified DNA) and Chen et al. 1994 J. Clin. Microbiol. 32:589-595 (detecting B. burgdorferi nucleic acids via PCR).

[0163] Where diagnosis of a disease state related to infection with Enterococcus has already been made, the present invention is useful for monitoring progression or regression of the disease state whereby patients exhibiting enhanced Enterococcus gene expression will experience a worse clinical outcome relative to patients expressing these gene(s) at a lower level.

[0164] By “biological sample” is intended any biological sample obtained from an animal, cell line, tissue culture, or other source which contains Enterococcus polypeptide, mRNA, or DNA. Biological samples include body fluids (such as saliva, blood, plasma, urine, mucus, synovial fluid, etc.) tissues (such as muscle, skin, and cartilage) and any other biological source suspected of containing Enterococcus polypeptides or nucleic acids. Methods for obtaining biological samples such as tissue are well known in the art.

[0165] The present invention is useful for detecting diseases related to Enterococcus infections in animals. Preferred animals include monkeys, apes, cats, dogs, birds, cows, pigs, mice, horses, rabbits and humans. Particularly preferred are humans.

[0166] Total RNA can be isolated from a biological sample using any suitable technique such as the single-step guanidinium-thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform method described in Chomczynski et al. (1987) Anal. Biochem. 162:156-159. mRNA encoding Enterococcus polypeptides having sufficient homology to the nucleic acid sequences identified in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 to allow for hybridization between complementary sequences are then assayed using any appropriate method. These include Northern blot analysis, S1 nuclease mapping, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), reverse transcription in combination with the polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and reverse transcription in combination with the ligase chain reaction (RT-LCR).

[0167] Northern blot analysis can be performed as described in Harada et al. (1990) Cell 63:303-312. Briefly, total RNA is prepared from a biological sample as described above. For the Northern blot, the RNA is denatured in an appropriate buffer (such as glyoxal/dimethyl sulfoxide/sodium phosphate buffer), subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis, and transferred onto a nitrocellulose filter. After the RNAs have been linked to the filter by a UV linker, the filter is prehybridized in a solution containing formamide, SSC, Denhardt's solution, denatured salmon sperm, SDS, and sodium phosphate buffer. A E. faecalis polynucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-982 labeled according to any appropriate method (such as the ³²P-multiprimed DNA labeling system (Amersham)) is used as probe. After hybridization overnight, the filter is washed and exposed to x-ray film. DNA for use as probe according to the present invention is described in the sections above and will preferably at least 15 nucleotides in length.

[0168] S1 mapping can be performed as described in Fujita et al. (1987) Cell 49:357-367. To prepare probe DNA for use in S1 mapping, the sense strand of an above-described E. faecalis DNA sequence of the present invention is used as a template to synthesize labeled antisense DNA. The antisense DNA can then be digested using an appropriate restriction endonuclease to generate further DNA probes of a desired length. Such antisense probes are useful for visualizing protected bands corresponding to the target mRNA (i.e., mRNA encoding Enterococcus polypeptides).

[0169] Levels of mRNA encoding Enterococcus polypeptides are assayed, for e.g., using the RT-PCR method described in Makino et al. (1990) Technique 2:295-301. By this method, the radioactivities of the “amplicons” in the polyacrylamide gel bands are linearly related to the initial concentration of the target mRNA. Briefly, this method involves adding total RNA isolated from a biological sample in a reaction mixture containing a RT primer and appropriate buffer. After incubating for primer annealing, the mixture can be supplemented with a RT buffer, cNTPs, DTT, RNase inhibitor and reverse transcriptase. After incubation to achieve reverse transcription of the RNA, the RT products are then subject to PCR using labeled primers. Alternatively, rather than labeling the primers, a labeled dNTP can be included in the PCR reaction mixture. PCR amplification can be performed in a DNA thermal cycler according to conventional techniques. After a suitable number of rounds to achieve amplification, the PCR reaction mixture is electrophoresed on a polyacrylamide gel. After drying the gel, the radioactivity of the appropriate bands (corresponding to the mRNA encoding the Enterococcus polypeptides of the present invention) are quantified using an imaging analyzer. RT and PCR reaction ingredients and conditions, reagent and gel concentrations, and labeling methods are well known in the art. Variations on the RT-PCR method will be apparent to the skilled artisan. Other PCR methods that can detect the nucleic acid of the present invention can be found in PCR PRIMER: A LABORATORY MANUAL (C. W. Dieffenbach et al. eds., Cold Spring Harbor Lab Press, 1995).

[0170] The polynucleotides of the present invention., including both DNA and RNA, may be used to detect polynucleotides of the present invention or Enterococcal species including E. faecalis using bio chip technology. The present invention includes both high density chip arrays (>1000 oligonucleotides per cm²) and low density chip arrays (<1000 oligonucleotides per cm²). Bio chips comprising arrays of polynucleotides of the present invention may be used to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis, in biological and environmental samples and to diagnose an animal, including humans, with an E. faecalis or other Enterococcal infection. The bio chips of the present invention may comprise polynucleotide sequences of other pathogens including bacteria, viral, parasitic, and fungal polynucleotide sequences, in addition to the polynucleotide sequences of the present invention, for use in rapid differential pathogenic detection and diagnosis. The bio chips can also be used to monitor an E. faecalis or other Enterococcal infections and to monitor the genetic changes (deletions, insertions, mismatches, etc.) in response to drug therapy in the clinic and drug development in the laboratory. The bio chip technology comprising arrays of polynucleotides of the present invention may also be used to simultaneously monitor the expression of a multiplicity of genes, including those of the present invention. The polynucleotides used to comprise a selected array may be specified in the same manner as for the fragements, i.e., by their 5′ and 3′ positions or length in contigious base pairs and include from. Methods and particular uses of the polynucleotides of the present invention to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis, using bio chip technology include those known in the art and those of: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,510,270, 5,545,531, 5,445,934, 5,677,195, 5,532,128, 5,556,752, 5,527,681, 5,451,683, 5,424,186, 5,607,646, 5,658,732 and World Patent Nos. WO/9710365, WO/9511995, WO/9743447, WO/9535505, each incorporated herein in their entireties.

[0171] Biosensors using the polynucleotides of the present invention may also be used to detect, diagnose, and monitor E. faecalis or other Enterococcal species and infections thereof. Biosensors using the polynucleotides of the present invention may also be used to detect particular polynucleotides of the present invention. Biosensors using the polynucleotides of the present invention may also be used to monitor the genetic changes (deletions, insertions, mismatches, etc.) in response to drug therapy in the clinic and drug development in the laboratory. Methods and particular uses of the polynucleotides of the present invention to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis, using biosenors include those known in the art and those of: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,721,102, 5,658,732, 5,631,170, and World Patent Nos. WO97/35011, WO/97/20203, each incorporated herein in their entireties.

[0172] Thus, the present invention includes both bio chips and biosensors comprising polynucleotides of the present invention and methods of their use.

[0173] Assaying Enterococcus polypeptide levels in a biological sample can occur using any art-known method, such as antibody-based techniques. For example, Enterococcus polypeptide expression in tissues can be studied with classical immunohistological methods. In these, the specific recognition is provided by the primary antibody (polyclonal or monoclonal) but the secondary detection system can utilize fluorescent, enzyme, or other conjugated secondary antibodies. As a result, an immunohistological staining of tissue section for pathological examination is obtained. Tissues can also be extracted, e.g., with urea and neutral detergent, for the liberation of Enterococcus polypeptides for Western-blot or dot/slot assay. See, e.g., Jalkanen, M. et al. (1985) J. Cell. Biol. 101:976-985; Jalkanen, M. et al. (1987) J. Cell . Biol. 105:3087-3096. In this technique, which is based on the use of cationic solid phases, quantitation of a Enterococcus polypeptide can be accomplished using an isolated Enterococcus polypeptide as a standard. This technique can also be applied to body fluids.

[0174] Other antibody-based methods useful for detecting Enterococcus polypeptide gene expression include immunoassays, such as the ELISA and the radioimmunoassay (RIA). For example, a Enterococcus polypeptide-specific monoclonal antibodies can be used both as an immunoabsorbent and as an enzyme-labeled probe to detect and quantify a Enterococcus polypeptide. The amount of a Enterococcus polypeptide present in the sample can be calculated by reference to the amount present in a standard preparation using a linear regression computer algorithm. Such an ELISA is described in Iacobelli et al. (1988) Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 11:19-30. In another ELISA assay, two distinct specific monoclonal antibodies can be used to detect Enterococcus polypeptides in a body fluid. In this assay, one of the antibodies is used as the immunoabsorbent and the other as the enzyme-labeled probe.

[0175] The above techniques may be conducted essentially as a “one-step” or “two-step” assay. The “one-step” assay involves contacting the Enterococcus polypeptide with immobilized antibody and, without washing, contacting the mixture with the labeled antibody. The “two-step” assay involves washing before contacting the mixture with the labeled antibody. Other conventional methods may also be employed as suitable. It is usually desirable to immobilize one component of the assay system on a support, thereby allowing other components of the system to be brought into contact with the component and readily removed from the sample. Variations of the above and other immunological methods included in the present invention can also be found in Harlow et al., ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988).

[0176] Suitable enzyme labels include, for example, those from the oxidase group, which catalyze the production of hydrogen peroxide by reacting with substrate. Glucose oxidase is particularly preferred as it has good stability and its substrate (glucose) is readily available. Activity of an oxidase label may be assayed by measuring the concentration of hydrogen peroxide formed by the enzyme-labeled antibody/substrate reaction. Besides enzymes, other suitable labels include radioisotopes, such as iodine (¹²⁵I, ¹²¹I), carbon (¹⁴C), sulphur (³⁵S), tritium (³H), indium (¹¹²In), and technetium (^(99m)Tc), and fluorescent labels, such as fluorescein and rhodamine, and biotin.

[0177] Further suitable labels for the Enterococcus polypeptide-specific antibodies of the present invention are provided below. Examples of suitable enzyme labels include malate dehydrogenase, Enterococcal nuclease, delta-5-steroid isomerase, yeast-alcohol dehydrogenase, alpha-glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase, triose phosphate isomerase, peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, asparaginase, glucose oxidase, beta-galactosidase, ribonuclease, urease, catalase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glucoamylase, and acetylcholine esterase.

[0178] Examples of suitable radioisotopic labels include ³H, ¹¹¹In, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³²P, ³⁵S, ¹⁴C, ⁵¹ Cr, ⁵⁷To, ⁵⁸Co, ⁵⁹Fe, ⁷⁵Se, ¹⁵²Eu, ⁹⁰Y, ⁶⁷Cu, ²¹⁷Ci, ²¹¹At, ²¹²Pb, ⁴⁷Sc, ¹⁰⁹Pd, etc. ¹¹¹In is a preferred isotope where in vivo imaging is used since its avoids the problem of dehalogenation of the ¹²⁵I or ¹³¹I-labeled monoclonal antibody by the liver. In addition, this radionucleotide has a more favorable gamma emission energy for imaging. See, e.g., Perkins et al. (1985) Eur. J. Nucl. Med. 10:296-301; Carasquillo et al. (1987) J. Nucl. Med. 28:281-287. For example, ¹¹¹In coupled to monoclonal antibodies with 1-(P-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-DPTA has shown little uptake in non-tumors tissues, particularly the liver, and therefore enhances specificity of tumor localization. See, Esteban et al. (1987) J. Nucl. Med. 28:861-870.

[0179] Examples of suitable non-radioactive isotopic labels include ¹⁵⁷Gd, ⁵⁵Mn, ¹⁶²Dy, ⁵²Tr, and ⁵⁶Fe.

[0180] Examples of suitable fluorescent labels include an ¹⁵²Eu label, a fluorescein label, an isothiocyanate label, a rhodamine label, a phycoerythrin label, a phycocyanin label, an allophycocyanin label, an o-phthaldehyde label, and a fluorescamine label.

[0181] Examples of suitable toxin labels include, Pseudomonas toxin, diphtheria toxin, ricin, and cholera toxin.

[0182] Examples of chemiluminescent labels include a luminal label, an isoluminal label, an aromatic acridinium ester label, an imidazole label, an acridinium salt label, an oxalate ester label, a luciferin label, a luciferase label, and an aequorin label.

[0183] Examples of nuclear magnetic resonance contrasting agents include heavy metal nuclei such as Gd, Mn, and iron.

[0184] Typical techniques for binding the above-described labels to antibodies are provided by Kennedy et al. (1976) Clin. Chim. Acta 70:1-31, and Schurs et al. (1977) Clin. Chim. Acta 81:1-40. Coupling techniques mentioned in the latter are the glutaraldehyde method, the periodate method, the dimaleimide method, the m-maleimidobenzyl-N-hydroxy-succinimide ester method, all of which methods are incorporated by reference herein.

[0185] In a related aspect, the invention includes a diagnostic kit for use in screening serum containing antibodies specific against E. faecalis infection. Such a kit may include an isolated E. faecalis antigen comprising an epitope which is specifically immunoreactive with at least one anti-E. faecalis antibody. Such a kit also includes means for detecting the binding of said antibody to the antigen. In specific embodiments, the kit may include a recombinantly produced or chemically synthesized peptide or polypeptide antigen. The peptide or polypeptide antigen may be attached to a solid support.

[0186] In a more specific embodiment, the detecting means of the above-described kit includes a solid support to which said peptide or polypeptide antigen is attached. Such a kit may also include a non-attached reporter-labeled anti-human antibody. In this embodiment, binding of the antibody to the E. faecalis antigen can be detected by binding of the reporter labeled antibody to the anti-E. faecalis polypeptide antibody.

[0187] In a related aspect, the invention includes a method of detecting E. faecalis infection in a subject. This detection method includes reacting a body fluid, preferably serum, from the subject with an isolated E. faecalis antigen, and examining the antigen for the presence of bound antibody. In a specific embodiment, the method includes a polypeptide antigen attached to a solid support, and serum is reacted with the support. Subsequently, the support is reacted with a reporter-labeled anti-human antibody. The support is then examined for the presence of reporter-labeled antibody.

[0188] The solid surface reagent employed in the above assays and kits is prepared by known techniques for attaching protein material to solid support material, such as polymeric beads, dip sticks, 96-well plates or filter material. These attachment methods generally include non-specific adsorption of the protein to the support or covalent attachment of the protein, typically through a free amine group, to a chemically reactive group on the solid support, such as an activated carboxyl, hydroxyl, or aldehyde group. Alternatively, streptavidin coated plates can be used in conjunction with biotinylated antigen(s).

[0189] The polypeptides and antibodies of the present invention, including fragments thereof, may be used to detect Enterococcal species including E. faecalis using bio chip and biosensor technology. Bio chip and biosensors of the present invention may comprise the polypeptides of the present invention to detect antibodies, which specifically recognize Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis. Bio chip and biosensors of the present invention may also comprise antibodies which specifically recognize the polypeptides of the present invention to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis or specific polypeptides of the present invention. Bio chips or biosensors comprising polypeptides or antibodies of the present invention may be used to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis, in biological and environmental samples and to diagnose an animal, including humans, with an E. faecalis or other Enterococcal infection. Thus, the present invention includes both bio chips and biosensors comprising polypeptides or antibodies of the present invention and methods of their use. The bio chips of the present invention may further comprise polypeptide sequences of other pathogens including bacteria, viral, parasitic, and fungal polypeptide sequences, in addition to the polypeptide sequences of the present invention, for use in rapid differential pathogenic detection and diagnosis. The bio chips of the present invention may further comprise antibodies or fragements thereof specific for other pathogens including bacteria, viral, parasitic, and fungal polypeptide sequences, in addition to the antibodies or fragements thereof of the present invention, for use in rapid differential pathogenic detection and diagnosis. The bio chips and biosensors of the present invention may also be used to monitor an E. faecalis or other Enterococcal infection and to monitor the genetic changes (amio acid deletions, insertions, substitutions, etc.) in response to drug therapy in the clinic and drug development in the laboratory. The bio chip and biosensors comprising polypeptides or antibodies of the present invention may also be used to simultaneously monitor the expression of a multiplicity of polypeptides, including those of the present invention. The polypeptides used to comprise a bio chip or biosensor of the present invention may be specified in the same manner as for the fragements, i.e., by their N-terminal and C-terminal positions or length in contigious amino acid residue. Methods and particular uses of the polypeptides and antibodies of the present invention to detect Enterococcal species, including E. faecalis, or specific polypeptides using bio chip and biosensor technology include those known in the art, those of the U.S. patent Nos. and World Patent Nos. listed above for bio chips and biosensors using polynucleotides of the present invention, and those of: U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,658,732, 5,135,852, 5,567,301, 5,677,196, 5,690,894 and World Patent Nos. WO9729366, WO9612957, each incorporated herein in their entireties.

[0190] 4. Screening Assay for Binding Agents

[0191] Using the isolated proteins of the present invention, the present invention further provides methods of obtaining and identifying agents which bind to a protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention or to one of the fragments and the Enterococcus faecalis fragment and contigs herein described.

[0192] In general, such methods comprise steps of:

[0193] (a) contacting an agent with an isolated protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention, or an isolated fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis genome; and

[0194] (b) determining whether the agent binds to said protein or said fragment.

[0195] The agents screened in the above assay can be, but are not limited to, peptides, carbohydrates, vitamin derivatives, or other pharmaceutical agents. The agents can be selected and screened at random or rationally selected or designed using protein modeling techniques.

[0196] For random screening, agents such as peptides, carbohydrates, pharmaceutical agents and the like are selected at random and are assayed for their ability to bind to the protein encoded by the ORF of the present invention.

[0197] Alternatively, agents may be rationally selected or designed. As used herein, an agent is said to be “rationally selected or designed” when the agent is chosen based on the configuration of the particular protein. For example, one skilled in the art can readily adapt currently available procedures to generate peptides, pharmaceutical agents and the like capable of binding to a specific peptide sequence in order to generate rationally designed antipeptide peptides, for example see Hurby et al., “Application of Synthetic Peptides: Antisense Peptides,” in Synthetic Peptides, A User's Guide, W. H. Freeman, NY (1992), pp. 289-307, and Kaspczak et al., Biochemistry 28:9230-8 (1989), or pharmaceutical agents, or the like.

[0198] In addition to the foregoing, one class of agents of the present invention, as broadly described, can be used to control gene expression through binding to one of the ORFs or EMFs of the present invention. As described above, such agents can be randomly screened or rationally designed/selected. Targeting the ORF or EMF allows a skilled artisan to design sequence specific or element specific agents, modulating the expression of either a single ORF or multiple ORFs which rely on the same EMF for expression control.

[0199] One class of DNA binding agents are agents which contain base residues which hybridize or form a triple helix by binding to DNA or RNA. Such agents can be based on the classic phosphodiester, ribonucleic acid backbone, or can be a variety of sulfhydryl or polymeric derivatives which have base attachment capacity.

[0200] Agents suitable for use in these methods usually contain 20 to 40 bases and are designed to be complementary to a region of the gene involved in transcription (triple helix—see Lee et al., Nucl. Acids Res. 6:3073 (1979); Cooney et al., Science 241:456 (1988); and Dervan et al., Science 251:1360 (1991)) or to the mRNA itself (antisense—Okano, J. Neurochem. 56:560 (1991); Oligodeoxynucleotides as Antisense Inhibitors of Gene Expression, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla. (1988)). Triple helix-formation optimally results in a shut-off of RNA transcription from DNA, while antisense RNA hybridization blocks translation of an mRNA molecule into polypeptide. Both techniques have been demonstrated to be effective in model systems. Information contained in the sequences of the present invention can be used to design antisense and triple helix-forming oligonucleotides, and other DNA binding agents.

[0201] 5. Pharmaceutical Compositions and Vaccines

[0202] The present invention further provides pharmaceutical agents which can be used to modulate the growth or pathogenicity of Enterococcus faecalis, or another related organism, in vivo or in vitro. As used herein, a “pharmaceutical agent” is defined as a composition of matter which can be formulated using known techniques to provide a pharmaceutical compositions. As used herein, the “pharmaceutical agents of the present invention” refers the pharmaceutical agents which are derived from the proteins encoded by the ORFs of the present invention or are agents which are identified using the herein described assays.

[0203] As used herein, a pharmaceutical agent is said to “modulate the growth and/or pathogenicity of Enterococcus faecalis or a related organism, in vivo or in vitro,” when the agent reduces the rate of growth, rate of division, or viability of the organism in question. The pharmaceutical agents of the present invention can modulate the growth or pathogenicity of an organism in many fashions, although an understanding of the underlying mechanism of action is not needed to practice the use of the pharmaceutical agents of the present invention. Some agents will modulate the growth by binding to an important protein thus blocking the biological activity of the protein, while other agents may bind to a component of the outer surface of the organism blocking attachment or rendering the organism more prone to act the bodies nature immune system. Alternatively, the agent may comprise a protein encoded by one of the ORFs of the present invention and serve as a vaccine. The development and use of a vaccine based on outer membrane components are well known in the art.

[0204] As used herein, a “related organism” is a broad term which refers to any organism whose growth can be modulated by one of the pharmaceutical agents of the present invention. In general, such an organism will contain a homolog of the protein which is the target of the pharmaceutical agent or the protein used as a vaccine. As such, related organisms do not need to be bacterial but may be fungal or viral pathogens.

[0205] The pharmaceutical agents and compositions of the present invention may be administered in a convenient manner, such as by the oral, topical, intravenous, intraperitoneal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intranasal or intradermal routes. The pharmaceutical compositions are administered in an amount which is effective for treating and/or prophylaxis of the specific indication. In general, they are administered in an amount of at least about 1 mg/kg body weight and in most cases they will be administered in an amount not in excess of about 1 g/kg body weight per day. In most cases, the dosage is from about 0.1 mg/kg to about 10 g/kg body weight daily, taking into account the routes of administration, symptoms, etc.

[0206] The agents of the present invention can be used in native form or can be modified to form a chemical derivative. As used herein, a molecule is said to be a “chemical derivative” of another molecule when it contains additional chemical moieties not normally a part of the molecule. Such moieties may improve the molecule's solubility, absorption, biological half life, etc. The moieties may alternatively decrease the toxicity of the molecule, eliminate or attenuate any undesirable side effect of the molecule, etc. Moieties capable of mediating such effects are disclosed in, among other sources, REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (1980) cited elsewhere herein.

[0207] For example, such moieties may change an immunological character of the functional derivative, such as affinity for a given antibody. Such changes in immunomodulation activity are measured by the appropriate assay, such as a competitive type immunoassay. Modifications of such protein properties as redox or thermal stability, biological half-life, hydrophobicity, susceptibility to proteolytic degradation or the tendency to aggregate with carriers or into multimers also may be effected in this way and can be assayed by methods well known to the skilled artisan.

[0208] The therapeutic effects of the agents of the present invention may be obtained by providing the agent to a patient by any suitable means (e.g., inhalation, intravenously, intramuscularly, subcutaneously, enterally, or parenterally). It is preferred to administer the agent of the present invention so as to achieve in effective concentration within the blood or tissue in which the growth of the organism is to be controlled. To achieve an effective blood concentration, the preferred method is to administer the agent by injection. The administration may be by continuous infusion, or by single or multiple injections.

[0209] In providing a patient with one of the agents of the present invention, the dosage of the administered agent will vary depending upon such factors as the patient's age, weight, height, sex, general medical condition, previous medical history, etc. In general, it is desirable to provide the recipient with a dosage of agent which is in the range of from about 1 pg/kg to 10 mg/kg (body weight of patient), although a lower or higher dosage may be administered. The therapeutically effective dose can be lowered by using combinations of the agents of the present invention or another agent.

[0210] As used herein, two or more compounds or agents are said to be administered “in combination” with each other when either (1) the physiological effects of each compound, or (2) the serum concentrations of each compound can be measured at the same time. The composition of the present invention can be administered concurrently with, prior to, or following the administration of the other agent.

[0211] The agents of the present invention are intended to be provided to recipient subjects in an amount sufficient to decrease the rate of growth (as defined above) of the target organism.

[0212] The administration of the agent(s) of the invention may be for either a “prophylactic” or “therapeutic” purpose. When provided prophylactically, the agent(s) are provided in advance of any symptoms indicative of the organisms growth. The prophylactic administration of the agent(s) serves to prevent, attenuate, or decrease the rate of onset of any subsequent infection. When provided therapeutically, the agent(s) are provided at (or shortly after) the onset of an indication of infection. The therapeutic administration of the compound(s) serves to attenuate the pathological symptoms of the infection and to increase the rate of recovery.

[0213] The agents of the present invention are administered to a subject, such as a mammal, or a patient, in a pharmaceutically acceptable form and in a therapeutically effective concentration. A composition is said to be “pharmacologically acceptable” if its administration can be tolerated by a recipient patient. Such an agent is said to be administered in a “therapeutically effective amount” if the amount administered is physiologically significant. An agent is physiologically significant if its presence results in a detectable change in the physiology of a recipient patient.

[0214] The agents of the present invention can be formulated according to known methods to prepare pharmaceutically useful compositions, whereby these materials, or their functional derivatives, are combined in a mixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier vehicle. Suitable vehicles and their formulation, inclusive of other human proteins, e.g., human serum albumin, are described, for example, in REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, 16th Ed., Osol, A., Ed., Mack Publishing, Easton, Pa. (1980). In order to form a pharmaceutically acceptable composition suitable for effective administration, such compositions will contain an effective amount of one or more of the agents of the present invention, together with a suitable amount of carrier vehicle.

[0215] Additional pharmaceutical methods may be employed to control the duration of action. Control release preparations may be achieved through the use of polymers to complex or absorb one or more of the agents of the present invention. The controlled delivery may be effectuated by a variety of well known techniques, including formulation with macromolecules such as, for example, polyesters, polyamino acids, polyvinyl, pyrrolidone, ethylenevinylacetate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, or protamine, sulfate, adjusting the concentration of the macromolecules and the agent in the formulation, and by appropriate use of methods of incorporation, which can be manipulated to effectuate a desired time course of release. Another possible method to control the duration of action by controlled release preparations is to incorporate agents of the present invention into particles of a polymeric material such as polyesters, polyamino acids, hydrogels, poly(lactic acid) or ethylene vinylacetate copolymers. Alternatively, instead of incorporating these agents into polymeric particles, it is possible to entrap these materials in microcapsules prepared, for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacial polymerization with, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose or gelatine-microcapsules and poly(methylmethacylate) microcapsules, respectively, or in colloidal drug delivery systems, for example, liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nanoparticles, and nanocapsules or in macroemulsions. Such techniques are disclosed in REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (1980).

[0216] The invention further provides a pharmaceutical pack or kit comprising one or more containers filled with one or more of the ingredients of the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention. Associated with such container(s) can be a notice in the form prescribed by a governmental agency regulating the manufacture, use or sale of pharmaceuticals or biological products, which notice reflects approval by the agency of manufacture, use or sale for human administration.

[0217] In addition, the agents of the present invention may be employed in conjunction with other therapeutic compounds.

[0218] The present invention also provides vaccines comprising one or more polypeptides of the present invention. Heterogeneity in the composition of a vaccine may be provided by combining E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention. Multi-component vaccines of this type are desirable because they are likely to be more effective in eliciting protective immune responses against multiple species and strains of the Enterococcus genus than single polypeptide vaccines.

[0219] Multi-component vaccines are known in the art to elicit antibody production to numerous immunogenic components. See, e.g., Decker et al. (1996) J. Infect. Dis. 174:S270-275. In addition, a hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis tetravalent vaccine has recently been demonstrated to elicit protective levels of antibodies in human infants against all four pathogenic agents. See, e.g., Axistegui, J. et al. (1997) Vaccine 15:7-9.

[0220] The present invention in addition to single-component vaccines includes multi-component vaccines. These vaccines comprise more than one polypeptide, immunogen or antigen. Thus, a multi-component vaccine would be a vaccine comprising more than one of the E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention.

[0221] Further within the scope of the invention are whole cell and whole viral vaccines. Such vaccines may be produced recombinantly and involve the expression of one or more of the E. faecalis polypeptides described in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. For example, the E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention may be either secreted or localized intracellular, on the cell surface, or in the periplasmic space. Further, when a recombinant virus is used, the E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention may, for example, be localized in the viral envelope, on the surface of the capsid, or internally within the capsid. Whole cells vaccines which employ cells expressing heterologous proteins are known in the art. See, e.g., Robinson, K. et al. (1997) Nature Biotech. 15:653-657; Sirard, J. et al. (1997) Infect. Immun. 65:2029-2033; Chabalgoity, J. et al. (1997) Infect. Immun. 65:2402-2412. These cells may be administered live or may be killed prior to administration. Chabalgoity, J. et al., supra, for example, report the successful use in mice of a live attenuated Salmonella vaccine strain which expresses a portion of a platyhelminth fatty acid-binding protein as a fusion protein on its cells surface.

[0222] A multi-component vaccine can also be prepared using techniques known in the art by combining one or more E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention, or fragments thereof, with additional non-Enterococcal components (e.g., diphtheria toxin or tetanus toxin, and/or other compounds known to elicit an immune response). Such vaccines are useful for eliciting protective immune responses to both members of the Enterococcus genus and non-Enterococcal pathogenic agents.

[0223] The vaccines of the present invention also include DNA vaccines. DNA vaccines are currently being developed for a number of infectious diseases. See, et al., Boyer, et al. (1997) Nat. Med. 3:526-532; reviewed in Spier, R. (1996) Vaccine 14:1285-1288. Such DNA vaccines contain a nucleotide sequence encoding one or more E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention oriented in a manner that allows for expression of the subject polypeptide. For example, the direct administration of plasmid DNA encoding B. burgdorgeri OspA has been shown to elicit protective immunity in mice against borrelial challenge. See, Luke et al. (1997) J. Infect. Dis. 175:91-97.

[0224] The present invention also relates to the administration of a vaccine which is co-administered with a molecule capable of modulating immune responses. Kim et al. (1997) Nature Biotech. 15:641-646, for example, report the enhancement of immune responses produced by DNA immunizations when DNA, sequences encoding molecules which stimulate the immune response are co-administered. In a similar fashion, the vaccines of the present invention may be co-administered with either nucleic acids encoding immune modulators or the immune modulators themselves. These immune modulators include granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and CD86.

[0225] The vaccines of the present invention may be used to confer resistance to Enterococcal infection by either passive or active immunization. When the vaccines of the present invention are used to confer resistance to Enterococcal infection through active immunization, a vaccine of the present invention is administered to an animal to elicit a protective immune response which either prevents or attenuates a Enterococcal infection. When the vaccines of the present invention are used to confer resistance to Enterococcal infection through passive immunization, the vaccine is provided to a host animal (e.g., human, dog, or mouse), and the antisera elicited by this antisera is recovered and directly provided to a recipient suspected of having an infection caused by a member of the Enterococcus genus.

[0226] The ability to label antibodies, or fragments of antibodies, with toxin molecules provides an additional method for treating Enterococcal infections when passive immunization is conducted. In this embodiment, antibodies, or fragments of antibodies, capable of recognizing the E. faecalis polypeptides disclosed herein, or fragments thereof, as well as other Enterococcus proteins, are labeled with toxin molecules prior to their administration to the patient. When such toxin derivatized antibodies bind to Enterococcus cells, toxin moieties will be localized to these cells and will cause their death.

[0227] The present invention thus concerns and provides a means for preventing or attenuating a Enterococcal infection resulting from organisms which have antigens that are recognized and bound by antisera produced in response to the polypeptides of the present invention. As used herein, a vaccine is said to prevent or attenuate a disease if its administration to an animal results either in the total or partial attenuation (i.e., suppression) of a symptom or condition of the disease, or in the total or partial immunity of the animal to the disease.

[0228] The administration of the vaccine (or the antisera which it elicits) may be for either a “prophylactic” or “therapeutic” purpose. When provided prophylactically, the compound(s) are provided in advance of any symptoms of Enterococcal infection. The prophylactic administration of the compound(s) serves to prevent or attenuate any subsequent infection. When provided therapeutically, the compound(s) is provided upon or after the detection of symptoms which indicate that an animal may be infected with a member of the Enterococcus genus. The therapeutic administration of the compound(s) serves to attenuate any actual infection. Thus, the E. faecalis polypeptides, and fragments thereof, of the present invention may be provided either prior to the onset of infection (so as to prevent or attenuate an anticipated infection) or after the initiation of an actual infection.

[0229] The polypeptides of the invention, whether encoding a portion of a native protein or a functional derivative thereof, may be administered in pure form or may be coupled to a macromolecular carrier. Example of such carriers are proteins and carbohydrates. Suitable proteins which may act as macromolecular carrier for enhancing the immunogenicity of the polypeptides of the present invention include keyhole limpet hemacyanin (KLH) tetanus toxoid, pertussis toxin, bovine serum albumin, and ovalbumin. Methods for coupling the polypeptides of the present invention to such macromolecular carriers are disclosed in Harlow et al., ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988).

[0230] A composition is said to be “pharmacologically or physiologically acceptable” if its administration can be tolerated by a recipient animal and is otherwise suitable for administration to that animal. Such an agent is said to be administered in a “therapeutically effective amount” if the amount administered is physiologically significant. An agent is physiologically significant if its presence results in a detectable change in the physiology of a recipient patient.

[0231] While in all instances the vaccine of the present invention is administered as a pharmacologically acceptable compound, one skilled in the art would recognize that the composition of a pharmacologically acceptable compound varies with the animal to which it is administered. For example, a vaccine intended for human use will generally not be co-administered with Freund's adjuvant. Further, the level of purity of the E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention will normally be higher when administered to a human than when administered to a non-human animal.

[0232] As would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, when the vaccine of the present invention is provided to an animal, it may be in a composition which may contain salts, buffers, adjuvants, or other substances which are desirable for improving the efficacy of the composition. Adjuvants are substances that can be used to specifically augment a specific immune response. These substances generally perform two functions: (1) they protect the antigen(s) from being rapidly catabolized after administration and (2) they nonspecifically stimulate immune responses.

[0233] Normally, the adjuvant and the composition are mixed prior to presentation to the immune system, or presented separately, but into the same site of the animal being immunized. Adjuvants can be loosely divided into several groups based upon their composition. These groups include oil adjuvants (for example, Freund's complete and incomplete), mineral salts (for example, ALK(SO₄)₂, AlNa(SO₄)₂, AlNH₄(SO₄), silica, kaolin, and carbon), polynucleotides (for example, poly IC and poly AU acids), and certain natural substances (for example, wax D from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, as well as substances found in Corynebacterium parvum, or Bordetella pertussis, and members of the genus Brucella. Other substances useful as adjuvants are the saponins such as, for example, Quil A. (Superfos A/S, Denmark). Preferred adjuvants for use in the present invention include aluminum salts, such as AlK(SO₄)₂, AlNa(SO₄)₂, and AlNH₄(SO₄). Examples of materials suitable for use in vaccine compositions are provided in REMINGTON'S PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 1324-1341 (A. Osol, ed, Mack Publishing Co, Easton, Pa., (1980) (incorporated herein by reference).

[0234] The therapeutic compositions of the present invention can be administered parenterally by injection, rapid infusion, nasopharyngeal absorption (intranasopharangeally), dermoabsorption, or orally. The compositions may alternatively be administered intramuscularly, or intravenously. Compositions for parenteral administration include sterile aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Examples of non-aqueous solvents are propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, and injectable organic esters such as ethyl oleate. Carriers or occlusive dressings can be used to increase skin permeability and enhance antigen absorption. Liquid dosage forms for oral administration may generally comprise a liposome solution containing the liquid dosage form. Suitable forms for suspending liposomes include emulsions, suspensions, solutions, syrups, and elixirs containing inert diluents commonly used in the art, such as purified water. Besides the inert diluents, such compositions can also include adjuvants, wetting agents, emulsifying and suspending agents, or sweetening, flavoring, or perfuming agents.

[0235] Therapeutic compositions of the present invention can also be administered in encapsulated form. For example, intranasal immunization using vaccines encapsulated in biodegradable microsphere composed of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide). See, Shahin, R. et al. (1995) Infect. Immun. 63:1195-1200. Similarly, orally administered encapsulated Salmonella typhimurium antigens can also be used. Allaoui-Attarki, K. et al. (1997) Infect. Immun. 65:853-857. Encapsulated vaccines of the present invention can be administered by a variety of routes including those involving contacting the vaccine with mucous membranes (e.g., intranasally, intracolonicly, intraduodenally).

[0236] Many different techniques exist for the timing of the immunizations when a multiple administration regimen is utilized. It is possible to use the compositions of the invention more than once to increase the levels and diversities of expression of the immunoglobulin repertoire expressed by the immunized animal. Typically, if multiple immunizations are given, they will be given one to two months apart.

[0237] According to the present invention, an “effective amount” of a therapeutic composition is one which is sufficient to achieve a desired biological effect. Generally, the dosage needed to provide an effective amount of the composition will vary depending upon such factors as the animal's or human's age, condition, sex, and extent of disease, if any, and other variables which can be adjusted by one of ordinary skill in the art.

[0238] The antigenic preparations of the invention can be administered by either single or multiple dosages of an effective amount. Effective amounts of the compositions of the invention can vary from 0.01-1,000 μg/ml per dose, more preferably 0.1-500 μg/ml pcr dose, and most preferably 10-300 μg/ml per dose.

[0239] 6. Shot-Gun Approach to Megabase DNA Sequencing

[0240] The present invention further demonstrates that a large genome can be sequenced using a random shotgun approach. This procedure, described in detail in the examples that follow, has eliminated the up front cost of isolating and ordering overlapping or contiguous subclones prior to the start of the sequencing protocols.

[0241] Certain aspects of the present invention are described in greater detail in the examples that follow. The examples are provided by way of illustration. Other aspects and embodiments of the present invention are contemplated by the inventors, as will be clear to those of skill in the art from reading the present disclosure.

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES

[0242] Libraries and Sequencing

[0243] 1. Shotgun Sequencing Probability Analysis

[0244] The overall strategy for a shotgun approach to whole genome sequencing follows from the Lander and Waterman (Landerman and Waterman, Genomics 2:231 (1988)) application of the equation for the Poisson distribution. According to this treatment, the probability, P0, that any given base in a sequence of size L, in nucleotides, is not sequenced after a certain amount, n, in nucleotides, of random sequence has been determined can be calculated by the equation P0=e−m, where m is L/n, the fold coverage. For instance, for a genome of 2.8 Mb, m=1 when 2.8 Mb of sequence has been randomly generated (1×coverage). At that point, P0=e−1=0.37. The probability that any given base has not been sequenced is the same as the probability that any region of the whole sequence L has not been determined and, therefore, is equivalent to the fraction of the whole sequence that has yet to be determined. Thus, at one-fold coverage, approximately 37% of a polynucleotide of size L, in nucleotides has not been sequenced. When 14 Mb of sequence has been generated, coverage is 5× for a 2.8 Mb and the unsequenced fraction drops to 0.0067 or 0.67%. 5× coverage of a 2.8 Mb sequence can be attained by sequencing approximately 17,000 random clones from both insert ends with an average sequence read length of 410 bp.

[0245] Similarly, the total gap length, G, is determined by the equation G=Le−m, and the average gap size, g, follows the equation, g=L/n. Thus, 5× coverage leaves about 240 gaps averaging about 82 bp in size in a sequence of a polynucleotide 2.8 Mb long.

[0246] The treatment above is essentially that of Lander and Waterman, Genomics 2: 231 (1988).

[0247] 2. Random Library Construction

[0248] In order to approximate the random model described above during actual sequencing, a nearly ideal library of cloned genomic fragments is required. The following library construction procedure was developed to achieve this end.

[0249]Enterococcus faecalis DNA is prepared by phenol extraction. A mixture containing 200 μg DNA in 1.0 ml of 300 mM sodium acetate, 10 mM Tris-HCl, 1 mM Na-EDTA, 50% glycerol is processed through a nebulizer (IPI Medical Products) with a stream of nitrogen adjusted to 35 Kpa for 2 minutes. The sonicated DNA is ethanol precipitated and redissolved in 500 μl TE buffer.

[0250] To create blunt-ends, a 100 μl aliquot of the resuspended DNA is digested with 5 units of BAL31 nuclease (New England BioLabs) for 10 min at 30° C. in 200 μl BAL31 buffer. The digested DNA is phenol-extracted, ethanol-precipitated, redissolved in 100 μl TE buffer, and then size-fractionated by electrophoresis through a 1.0% low melting temperature agarose gel. The section containing DNA fragments 1.6-2.0 kb in size is excised from the gel, and the LGT agarose is melted and the resulting solution is extracted with phenol to separate the agarose from the DNA. DNA is ethanol precipitated and redissolved in 20 μl of TE buffer for ligation to vector.

[0251] A two-step ligation procedure is used to produce a plasmid library with 97% inserts, of which >99% were single inserts. The first ligation mixture (50 ul) contains 2 μg of DNA fragments, 2 μg pUC18 DNA (Pharmacia) cut with SmaI and dephosphorylated with bacterial alkaline phosphatase, and 10 units of T4 ligase (GIBCO/BRL) and is incubated at 14° C. for 4 hr. The ligation mixture then is phenol extracted and ethanol precipitated, and the precipitated DNA is dissolved in 20 μl TE buffer and electrophoresed on a 1.0% low melting agarose gel. Discrete bands in a ladder are visualized by ethidium bromide-staining and UV illumination and identified by size as insert (1), vector (v), v+I, v+2i, v+3i, etc. The portion of the gel containing v+I DNA is excised and the v+I DNA is recovered and resuspended into 20 μl TE. The v+I DNA then is blunt-ended by T4 polymerase treatment for 5 min. at 37° C. in a reaction mixture (50 ul) containing the v+I linears, 500 μM each of the 4 dNTPs, and 9 units of T4 polymerase (New England BioLabs), under recommended buffer conditions. After phenol extraction and ethanol precipitation the repaired v+I linears are dissolved in 20 μl TE. The final ligation to produce circles is carried out in a 50 μl reaction containing 5 μl of v+I linears and 5 units of T4 ligase at 14° C. overnight. After 10 min. at 70° C. the following day, the reaction mixture is stored at −20° C.

[0252] This two-stage procedure results in a molecularly random collection of single-insert plasmid recombinants with minimal contamination from double-insert chimeras (<1%) or free vector (<3%).

[0253] Since deviation from randomness can arise from propagation the DNA in the host, E. coli host cells deficient in all recombination and restriction functions (A. Greener, Strategies 3 (1):5 (1990)) are used to prevent rearrangements, deletions, and loss of clones by restriction. Furthermore, transformed cells are plated directly on antibiotic diffusion plates to avoid the usual broth recovery phase which allows multiplication and selection of the most rapidly growing cells.

[0254] Plating is carried out as follows. A 100 μl aliquot of Epicurian Coli SURE II Supercompetent Cells (Stratagene 200152) is thawed on ice and transferred to a chilled Falcon 2059 tube on ice. A 1.7 μl aliquot of 1.42 M beta-mercaptoethanol is added to the aliquot of cells to a final concentration of 25 mM. Cells are incubated on ice for 10 min. A 1 μl aliquot of the final ligation is added to the cells and incubated on ice for 30 min. The cells are heat pulsed for 30 sec. at 42° C. and placed back on ice for 2 min. The outgrowth period in liquid culture is eliminated from this protocol in order to minimize the preferential growth of any given transformed cell. Instead the transformation mixture is plated directly on a nutrient rich SOB plate containing a 5 ml bottom layer of SOB agar (5% SOB agar: 20 g tryptone, 5 g yeast extract, 0.5 g NaCl, 1.5% Difco Agar per liter of media). The 5 ml bottom layer is supplemented with 0.4 ml of 50 mg/ml ampicillin per 100 ml SOB agar. The 15 ml top layer of SOB agar is supplemented with 1 ml X-Gal (2%), 1 ml MgCl2 (1 M), and 1 ml MgSO4/100 ml SOB agar. The 15 μl top layer is poured just prior to plating. Our titer is approximately 100 colonies/10 μl aliquot of transformation.

[0255] All colonies are picked for template preparation regardless of size. Thus, only clones lost due to “poison” DNA or deleterious gene products are deleted from the library, resulting in a slight increase in gap number over that expected.

[0256] 3. Random DNA Sequencing

[0257] High quality double stranded DNA plasmid templates are prepared using a “boiling bead” method developed in collaboration with Advanced Genetic Technology Corp. (Gaithersburg, Md.) (Adams et al., Science 252:1651 (1991); Adams et al., Nature 355:632 (1992)). Plasmid preparation is performed in a 96-well format for all stages of DNA preparation from bacterial growth through final DNA purification. Template concentration is determined using Hoechst Dye and a Millipore Cytofluor. DNA concentrations are not adjusted, but low-yielding templates are identified where possible and not sequenced.

[0258] Templates are also prepared from an Enterococcus faecalis lambda genomic library in the vector DASH II (Stratagene). In particular, Enterococcus faecalis DNA (>100 kb) is partially digested in a reaction mixture (200 ul) containing 50 μg DNA, 1× Sau3AI buffer, 20 units Sau3AI for 6 min. at 23° C. The digested DNA was phenol-extracted and fractionated by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Fractions of the sucrose gradient containing 15 to 25 kb are recovered in a final volume of 6 ul. One μl of fragments is used with 1 μl of lambda DASHII vector (Stratagene) in the recommended ligation reaction. One μl of the ligation mixture is used per packaging reaction following the recommended protocol with the Gigapack II XL Packaging Extract (Stratagene, #227711). Phage are plated directly without amplification from the packaging mixture (after dilution with 500 μl of recommended SM buffer and chloroform treatment). Yield is about 2.5×10³ pfu/ul. An amplified library is prepared by infecting restructure NM539 host E. coli cells eitn approximately 1×10⁴ phage particles and recovering the progeny phages particles. The recovered phage is stored frozen in 7% dimethylsulfoxide. The phage titer is approximately 1×10⁹ pfu/ml.

[0259] For high throughput sequencing of individual lambda phage clones, liquid lysates (100 μl) are prepared from randomly selected plaques (from the unamplified library) and template is prepared by long-range PCR using T7 and T3 vector-specific primers.

[0260] Sequencing reactions are carried out on plasmid and/or PCR templates using the AB Catalyst LabStation with Applied Biosystems PRISM Ready Reaction Dye Primer Cycle Sequencing Kits for the M13 forward (M13-21) and the M13 reverse (M13RP1) primers (Adams et al., Nature 368:474 (1994)). Dye terminator sequencing reactions are carried out on the lambda templates on a Perkin-Elmer 9600 Thermocycler using the Applied Biosystems Ready Reaction Dye Terminator Cycle Sequencing kits. T7 and T3 primers are used to sequence the ends of the inserts from the Lambda DASH II library. Sequencing reactions are performed by eight individuals using an average of fourteen AB 373 DNA Sequencers per day. All sequencing reactions are analyzed using the Stretch modification of the AB 373, primarily using a 34 cm well-to-read distance. The overall sequencing success rate very approximately is about 85% for M13-21 and M13RP1 sequences and 65% for dye-terminator reactions. The average usable read length is 485 bp for M13-21 sequences, 445 bp for M13RP1 sequences, and 375 bp for dye-terminator reactions.

[0261] Richards et al., Chapter 28 in AUTOMATED DNA SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS, M. D. Adams, C. Fields, J. C. Venter, Eds., Academic Press, London, (1994) described the value of using sequence from both ends of sequencing templates to facilitate ordering of contigs in shotgun assembly projects of lambda and cosmid clones. We balance the desirability of both-end sequencing (including the reduced cost of lower total number of templates) against shorter read-lengths for sequencing reactions performed with the M13RP1 (reverse) primer compared to the M13-21 (forward) primer. Approximately one-half of the templates are sequenced from both ends. Random reverse sequencing reactions are done based on successful forward sequencing reactions. Some M13RP1 sequences are obtained in a semi-directed fashion: M13-21: sequences pointing outward at the ends of contigs are chosen for M13RP1 sequencing in an effort to specifically order contigs.

[0262] 4. Protocol for Automated Cycle Sequencing

[0263] The sequencing was carried out using ABI Catalyst robots and AB 373 Automated DNA Sequencers. The Catalyst robot is a publicly available sophisticated pipetting and temperature control robot which has been developed specifically for DNA sequencing reactions. The Catalyst combines pre-aliquoted templates and reaction mixes consisting of deoxy- and dideoxynucleotides, the thermostable Taq DNA polymerase, fluorescently-labelled sequencing primers, and reaction buffer. Reaction mixes and templates are combined in the wells of an aluminum 96-well thermocycling plate. Thirty consecutive cycles of linear amplification (i.e.., one primer synthesis) steps are performed including denaturation, annealing of primer and template, and extension; i.e., DNA synthesis. A heated lid with rubber gaskets on the thermocycling plate prevents evaporation without the need for an oil overlay.

[0264] Two sequencing protocols are used: one for (lye-labelled primers and a second for dye-labelled dideoxy chain terminators. The shotgun sequencing involves use of four dye-labelled sequencing primers, one for each of the four terminator nucleotide. Each dye-primer is labelled with a different fluorescent dye, permitting the four individual reactions to be combined into one lane of the 373 DNA Sequencer for electrophoresis, detection, and base-calling. ABI currently supplies pre-mixed reaction mixes in bulk packages containing all the necessary non-template reagents for sequencing. Sequencing can be done with both plasmid and PCR-generated templates with both dye-primers and dye-terminators with approximately equal fidelity, although plasmid templates generally give longer usable sequences.

[0265] Thirty-two reactions are loaded per AB373 Sequencer each day, for a total of 960 samples. Electrophoresis is run overnight following the manufacturer's protocols, and the data is collected for twelve hours. Following electrophoresis and fluorescence detection, the ABI 373 performs automatic lane tracking and base-calling. The lane-tracking is confirmed visually. Each sequence electropherogram (or fluorescence lane trace) is inspected visually and assessed for quality. Trailing sequences of low quality are removed and the sequence itself is loaded via software to a Sybase database (archived daily to 8 mm tape). Leading vector polylinker sequence is removed automatically by a software program. Average edited lengths of sequences from the standard ABI 373 are around 400 bp and depend mostly on the quality of the template used for the sequencing reaction. ABI 373 Sequencers converted to Stretch Liners provide a longer electrophoresis path prior to fluorescence detection and increase the average number of usable bases to 500-600 bp.

[0266] Informatics

[0267] 1. Data Management

[0268] A number of information management systems for a large-scale sequencing lab have been developed. (For review see, for instance, Kerlavage et al., Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, IEEE Computer Society Press, Washington D.C., 585 (1993)) The system used to collect and assemble the sequence data was developed using the Sybase relational database management system and was designed to automate data flow wherever possible and to reduce user error. The database stores and correlates all information collected during the entire operation from template preparation to final analysis of the genome. Because the raw output of the ABI 373 Sequencers was based on a Macintosh platform and the data management system chosen is based on a Unix platform, it was necessary to design and implement a variety of multi-user, client-server applications which allow the raw data as well as analysis results to flow seamlessly into the database with a minimum of user effort.

[0269] 2. Assembly

[0270] An assembly engine (TIGR Assembler) developed for the rapid and accurate assembly of thousands of sequence fragments is employed to generate contigs. The TIGR assembler simultaneously clusters and assembles fragments of the genome. In order to obtain the speed necessary to assemble more than 104 fragments, the algorithm builds a hash table of 10 bp oligonucleotide subsequences to generate a list of potential sequence fragment overlaps. The number of potential overlaps for each fragment determines which fragments are likely to fall into repetitive elements. Beginning with a single seed sequence fragment, TIGR Assembler extends the current contig by attempting to add the best matching fragment based on oligonucleotide content. The contig and candidate fragment are aligned using a modified version of the Smith-Waterman algorithm which provides for optimal gapped alignments (Waterman, M. S., Methods in Enzymology 164:765 (1988)). The contig is extended by the fragment only if strict criteria for the quality of the match are met. The match criteria include the minimum length of overlap, the maximum length of an unmatched end, and the minimum percentage match. These criteria are automatically lowered by the algorithm in regions of minimal coverage and raised in regions with a possible repetitive element. The number of potential overlaps for each fragment determines which fragments are likely to fall into repetitive elements. Fragments representing the boundaries of repetitive elements and potentially chimeric fragments are often rejected based on partial mismatches at the ends of alignments and excluded from the current contig. TIGR Assembler is; designed to take advantage of clone size information coupled with sequencing from both ends of each template. It enforces the constraint that sequence fragments from two ends of the same template point toward one another in the contig and are located within a certain range of base pairs (definable for each clone based on the known clone size range for a given library).

[0271] The process resulted in 982 contigs as represented by SEQ ID NOs:1-982.

[0272] 3. Identifying Genes

[0273] The predicted coding regions of the Enterococcus faecalis genome were initially defined with the program GeneMark, which finds ORFs using a probabilistic classification technique. The predicted coding region sequences were used in searches against a database of all Enterococcus faecali nucleotide sequences front GenBank (March, 1997), using the BLASTN search method to identify overlaps of 50 or more nucleotides with at least a 95% identity. Those ORFs with nucleotide sequence matches are shown in Table 1. The ORFs without such matches were translated to protein sequences and compared to a non-redundant database of known proteins generated by combining the Swiss-prot, PIR and GenPept databases. ORFs that matched a database protein with BLASTP probability less than or equal to 0.01 are shown in Table 2. The table also lists assigned functions based on the closest match in the databases. ORFs that did not match protein or nucleotide sequences in the databases at these levels are shown in Table 3.

[0274] Illustrative Applications

[0275] 1. Production of an Antibody to a Enterococcus faecalis Protein

[0276] Substantially pure protein or polypeptide is isolated from the transfected or transformed cells using any one of the methods known in the art. The protein can also be produced in a recombinant prokaryotic expression system, such as E. coli, or can be chemically synthesized. Concentration of protein in the final preparation is adjusted, for example, by concentration on an Amicon filter device, to the level of a few micrograms/ml. Monoclonal or polyclonal antibody to the protein can then be prepared as follows.

[0277] 2. Monoclonal Antibody Production by Hybridoma Fusion

[0278] Monoclonal antibody to epitopes of any of the peptides identified and isolated as described can be prepared from murine hybridomas according to the classical method of Kohler, G. and Milstein, C., Nature 256:495 (1975) or modifications of the methods thereof. Briefly, a mouse is repetitively inoculated with a few micrograms of the selected protein over a period of a few weeks. The mouse is then sacrificed, and the antibody producing cells of the spleen isolated. The spleen cells are fused by means of polyethylene glycol with mouse myeloma cells, and the excess unfused cells destroyed by growth of the system on selective media comprising aminopterin (HAT media). The successfully fused cells are diluted and aliquots of the dilution placed in wells of a microtiter plate where growth of the culture is continued. Antibody-producing clones are identified by detection of antibody in the supernatant fluid of the wells by immunoassay procedures, such as ELISA, as originally described by Engvall, E., Meth. Enzymol. 70:419 (1980), and modified methods thereof. Selected positive clones can be expanded and their monoclonal antibody product harvested for use. Detailed procedures for monoclonal antibody production are described in Davis, L. et al., Basic Methods in Molecular Biology, Elsevier, New York. Section 21-2 (1989).

[0279] 3. Polyclonal Antibody Production by Immunization

[0280] Polyclonal antiserum containing antibodies to heterogenous epitopes of a single protein can be prepared by immunizing suitable animals with the expressed protein described above, which can be unmodified or modified to enhance immunogenicity. Effective polyclonal antibody production is affected by many factors related both to the antigen and the host species. For example, small molecules tend to be less immunogenic than others and may require the use of carriers and adjuvant. Also, host animals vary in response to site of inoculations and dose, with both inadequate or excessive doses of antigen resulting in low titer antisera. Small doses (ng level) of antigen administered at multiple intradermal sites appears to be most reliable. An effective immunization protocol for rabbits can be found in Vaitukaitis, J. et al., J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 33:988-991 (1971).

[0281] Booster injections can be given at regular intervals, and antiserum harvested when antibody titer thereof, as determined semi-quantitatively, for example, by double immunodiffusion in agar against known concentrations of the antigen, begins to fall. See, for example, Ouchterlony, O. et al., Chap. 19 in: Handbook of Experimental Immunology, Wier, D., ed, Blackwell (1973). Plateau concentration of antibody is usually in the range of 0.1 to 0.2 mg/ml of serum (about 12M). Affinity of the antisera for the antigen is determined by preparing competitive binding curves, as described, for example, by Fisher, D., Chap. 42 in: Manual of Clinical Immunology, second edition, Rose and Friedman, eds., Amer. Soc. For Microbiology, Washington, D.C. (1980)

[0282] Antibody preparations prepared according to either protocol are useful in quantitative immunoassays which determine concentrations of antigen-bearing substances in biological samples; they are also used semi-quantitatively or qualitatively to identify the presence of antigen in a biological sample. In addition, antibodies are useful in various animal models of enterococcal disease as a means of evaluating the protein used to make the antibody as a potential vaccine target or as a means of evaluating the antibody as a potential immunotherapeutic or immunoprophylactic reagent.

[0283] 4. Preparation of PCR Primers and Amplification of DNA

[0284] Various fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome, such as those of Tables 1-3 and SEQ ID NOS:1-982 can be used, in accordance with the present invention, to prepare PCR primers for a variety of uses. The PCR primers are preferably at least 15 bases, and more preferably at least 18 bases in length. When selecting a primer sequence, it is preferred that the primer pairs have approximately the same G/C ratio, so that melting temperatures are approximately the same. The PCR primers and amplified DNA of this Example find use in the Examples that follow.

[0285] 5. Isolation of a Selected DNA Clone From the Deposited Sample of E. faecalis

[0286] Three approaches can be used to isolate a E. faecalis clone comprising a polynucleotide of the present invention from any E. faecalis genomic DNA library. The E. faecalis strain V586 has been deposited as a convenient source for obtaining a E. faecalis strain although a wide varity of strains E. faecalis strains can be used which are known in the art.

[0287]E. faecalis genomic DNA is prepared using the following method. A 20 ml overnight bacterial culture grown in a rich medium (e.g., Trypticase Soy Broth, Brain Heart Infusion broth or Super broth), pelleted, ished two times with TES (30 mM Tris-pH 8.0, 25 mM EDTA, 50 mM NaCl), and resuspended in 5 ml high salt TES (2.5M NaCl). Lysostaphin is added to final concentration of approx 50 ug/ml and the mixture is rotated slowly 1 hour at 37 C. to make protoplast cells. The solution is then placed in incubator (or place in a shaking water bath) and warmed to 55 C. Five hundred micro liter of 20% sarcosyl in TES (final concentration 2%) is then added to lyse the cells. Next, guanidine HCl is added to a final concentration of 7M (3.69 g in 5.5 ml). The mixture is swirled slowly at 55 C. for 60-90 min (solution should clear). A CsCl gradient is then set up in SW41 ultra clear tubes using 2.0 ml 5.7M CsCl and overlaying with 2.85M CsCl. The gradient is carefully overlayed with the DNA-containing GuHCl solution. The gradient is spun at 30,000 rpm, 20 C. for 24 hr and the lower DNA band is collected. The volume is increased to 5 ml with TE buffer. The DNA is then treated with protease K (10 ug/ml) overnight at 37 C., and precipitated with ethanol. The precipitated DNA is resuspended in a desired buffer.

[0288] In the first method, a plasmid is directly isolated by screening a plasmid E. faecalis genomic DNA library using a polynucleotide probe corresponding to a polynucleotide of the present invention. Particularly, a specific polynucleotide with 30-40 nucleotides is synthesized using an Applied Biosystems DNA synthesizer according to the sequence reported. The oligonucleotide is labeled, for instance, with ³²P-γ-ATP using T4 polynucleotide kinase and purified according to routine methods. (See, e.g., Maniatis et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Press, Cold Spring, N.Y. (1982).) The library is transformed into a suitable host, as indicated above (such as XL-1 Blue (Stratagene)) using techniques known to those of skill in the art. See, e.g., Sambrook et al. MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 2nd ed. 1989); Ausubel et al., CURRENT PROTOCALS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (John Wiley and Sons, N.Y. 1989). The transformants are plated on 1.5% agar plates (containing the appropriate selection agent, e.g., ampicillin) to a density of about 150 transformants (colonies) per plate. These plates are screened using Nylon membranes according to routine methods for bacterial colony screening. See, e.g., Sambrook et al. MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 2nd ed. 1989); Ausubel et al., CURRENT PROTOCALS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (John Wiley and Sons, N.Y. 1989) or other techniques known to those of skill in the art.

[0289] Alternatively, two primers of 15-25 nucleotides derived from the 5′ and 3′ ends of a polynucleotide of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 arc synthesized and used to amplify the desired DNA by PCR using a E. faecalis genomic DNA prep as a template. PCR is carried out under routine conditions, for instance, in 25 μl of reaction mixture with 0.5 ug of the above DNA template. A convenient reaction mixture is 1.5-5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% (w/v) gelatin, 20 μM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP, 25 pmol of each primer and 0.25 Unit of Taq polymerase. Thirty five cycles of PCR (denaturation at 94° C. for 1 min. annealing at 55° C. for 1 min; elongation at 72° C. for 1 min) are performed with a Perkin-Elmer Cetus automated thermal cycler. The amplified product is analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and the DNA band with expected molecular weight is excised and purified. The PCR product is verified to be the selected sequence by subcloning and sequencing the DNA product.

[0290] Finally, overlapping oligos of the DNA sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 can be chemically synthesized and used to generate a nucleotide sequence of desired length using PCR methods known in the art.

[0291] 6(a). Expression and Purification Enterococcal polypeptides in E. coli

[0292] The bacterial expression vector pQE60 was used for bacterial expression of some of the polypeptide fragements of the present invention which were used in the soft tissue and systemic infection models discussed below. (QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311). pQE60 encodes ampicillin antibiotic resistance (“Ampr”) and contains a bacterial origin of replication (“ori”), an IPTG inducible promoter, a ribosome binding site (“RBS”), six codons encoding histidine residues that allow affinity purification using nickel-nitrilo-tri-acetic acid (“Ni-NTA”) affinity resin (QIAGEN, Inc., supra) and suitable single restriction enzyme cleavage sites. These elements are arranged such that an inserted DNA fragment encoding a polypeptide expresses that polypeptide with the six His residues (i.e., a “6× His tag”) covalently linked to the carboxyl terminus of that polypeptide.

[0293] The DNA sequence encoding the desired portion of a E. faecalis protein of the present invention was amplified from E. faecalis genomic DNA using PCR oligonucleotide primers which anneal to the 5′ and 3′ sequences coding for the portions of the E. faecalis polynucleotide shown in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. Additional nucleotides containing restriction sites to facilitate cloning in the pQE60 vector are added to the 5′ and 3′ sequences, respectively.

[0294] For cloning the mature protein, the 5′ primer has a sequence containing an appropriate restriction site followed by nucleotides of the amino terminal coding sequence of the desired E. faecalis polynucleotide sequence in SEQ ID NOS:1-982. One of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the point in the protein coding sequence where the 5′ and 3′ primers begin may be varied to amplify a DNA segment encoding any desired portion of the complete protein shorter or longer than the mature form. The 3′ primer has a sequence containing an appropriate restriction site followed by nucleotides complementary to the 3′ end of the polypeptide coding sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, excluding a stop codon, with the coding sequence aligned with the restriction site so as to maintain its reading frame with that of the six His codons in the pQE60 vector.

[0295] The amplified E. faecalis DNA fragment and the vector pQE60 were digested with restriction enzymes which recognize the sites in the primers and the digested DNAs were then ligated together. The E. faecalis DNA was inserted into the restricted pQE60 vector in a manner which places the E. faecalis protein coding region downstream from the IPTG-inducible promoter and in-frame with an initiating AUG and the six histidine codons.

[0296] The ligation mixture was transformed into competent E. coli cells using standard procedures such as those described by Sambrook et al., supra.. E. coli strain M15/rep4, containing multiple copies of the plasmid pREP4, which expresses the lac repressor and confers kanamycin resistance (“Kanr”), was used in carrying out the illustrative example described herein. This strain, which was only one of many that are suitable for expressing a E. faecalis polypeptide, is available commercially (QIAGEN, Inc., supra). Transformants were identified by their ability to grow on LB agar plates in the presence of ampicillin and kanamycin. Plasmid DNA was isolated from resistant colonies and the identity of the cloned DNA confirmed by restriction analysis, PCR and DNA sequencing.

[0297] Clones containing the desired constructs were grown overnight (“O/N”) in liquid culture in LB media supplemented with both ampicillin (100 μg/ml) and kanamycin (25 μg/ml). The O/N culture was used to inoculate a large culture, at a dilution of approximately 1:25 to 1:250. The cells were grown to an optical density at 600 nm (“OD600”) of between 0.4 and 0.6. Isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (“IPTG”) was then added to a final concentration of 1 mM to induce transcription from the lac repressor sensitive promoter, by inactivating the lacI repressor. Cells subsequently were incubated further for 3 to 4 hours. Cells then were harvested by centrifugation.

[0298] The cells were then stirred for 3-4 hours at 4° C. in 6M guanidine-HCl, pH 8. The cell debris was removed by centrifugation, and the supernatant containing the E. faecalis polypeptide was loaded onto a nickel-nitrilo-tri-acetic acid (“Ni-NTA”) affinity resin column (QIAGEN, Inc., supra). Proteins with a 6× His tag bind to the Ni-NTA resin with high affinity were purified in a simple one-step procedure (for details see: The QIAexpressionist, 1995, QIAGEN, Inc., supra). Briefly the supernatant was loaded onto the column in 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 8, the column was first washed with 10 volumes of 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 8, then washed with 10 volumes of 6 M guanidine-HCl pH 6, and finally the E. faecalis polypeptide was eluted with 6 M guanidine-HCl, pH 5.

[0299] The purified protein was then renatured by dialyzing it against phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or 50 mM Na-acetate, pH 6 buffer plus 200 mM NaCl. Alternatively, the protein could be successfully refolded while immobilized on the Ni-NTA column. The recommended conditions are as follows: renature using a linear 6M-1M urea gradient in 500 mM NaCl, 20% glycerol, 20 mM Tris/HCl pH 7.4, containing protease inhibitors. The renaturation should be performed over a period of 1.5 hours or more. After renaturation the proteins can be eluted by the addition of 250 mM immidazole. Immidazole was removed by a final dialyzing step against PBS or 50 mM sodium acetate pH 6 buffer plus 200 mM NaCl. The purified protein was stored at 4° C. or frozen at −80° C.

[0300] Some of the polypeptide of the present invention were prepared using a non-denaturing protein purification method. For these polypeptides, the cell pellet from each liter of culture was resuspended in 25 mls of Lysis Buffer A at 4° C. (Lysis Buffer A=50 mM Na-phosphate, 300 mM NaCl, 10 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 10% Glycerol, pH 7.5 with 1 tablet of Complete EDTA-free protease inhibitor cocktail (Boehringer Mannheim #1873580) per 50 ml of buffer). Absorbance at 550 nm was approximately 10-20 O.D./ml. The suspension was then put through three freeze/thaw cycles from −70° C. (using a ethanol-dry ice bath) up to room temperature. The cells were lysed via sonication in short 10 sec bursts over 3 minutes at approximately 80 W while kept on ice. The sonicated sample was then centrifuged at 15,000 RPM for 30 minutes at 4° C. The supernatant was passed through a column containing 1.0 ml of CL-4B resin to pre-clear the sample of any proteins that may bind to agarose non-specifically, and the flow-through fraction was collected.

[0301] The pre-cleared flow-through was applied to a nickel-nitrilo-tri-acetic acid (“Ni-NTA”) affinity resin column (Quiagen, Inc., supra). Proteins with a 6× His tag bind to the Ni-NTA resin with high affinity and can be purified in a simple one-step procedure. Briefly, the supernatant was loaded onto the column in Lysis Buffer A at 4° C., the column was first washed with 10 volumes of Lysis Buffer A until the A280 of the eluate returns to the baseline. Then, the column was washed with 5 volumes of 40 mM Imidazole (92% Lysis Buffer A/8% Buffer B) (Buffer B=50 mM Na-Phosphate, 300 mM NaCl, 10% Glycerol, 10 mM 2-mercaptoethanol, 500 mM Imidazole, pH of the final buffer should be 7.5). The protein was eluted off of the column with a series of increasing Imidazole solutions made by adjusting the ratios of Lysis Buffer A to Buffer B. Three different concentrations were used: 3 volumes of 75 mM Imidazole, 3 volumes of 150 mM Imidazole, 5 volumes of 500 mM Imidazole. The fractions containing the purified protein were analyzed using 8%, 10% or 14% SDS-PAGE depending on the protein size. The purified protein was then dialyzed 2× against phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) in order to place it into an easily workable buffer. The purified protein was stored at 4° C. or frozen at −80°.

[0302] The following alternative method may be used to purify E. faecalis expressed in E coli when it is present in the form of inclusion bodies. Unless otherwise specified, all of the following steps are conducted at 4-10° C.

[0303] Upon completion of the production phase of the E. coli fermentation, the cell culture is cooled to 4-10° C. and the cells are harvested by continuous centrifugation at 15,000 rpm (Heraeus Sepatech). On the basis of the expected yield of protein per unit weight of cell paste and the amount of purified protein required, an appropriate amount of cell paste, by weight, is suspended in a buffer solution containing 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4. The cells are dispersed to a homogereous suspension using a high shear mixer.

[0304] The cells are then lysed by passing the solution through a microfluidizer (Microfuidics, Corp. or APV Gaulin, Inc.) twice at 4000-6000 psi. The homogenate is then mixed with NaCl solution to a final concentration of 0.5 M NaCl, followed by centrifugation at 7000×g for 15 min. The resultant pellet is washed again using 0.5M NaCl, 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4.

[0305] The resulting washed inclusion bodies are solubilized with 1.5 M guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) for 2-4 hours. After 7000×g centrifugation for 15 min., the pellet is discarded and the E. faecalis polypeptide-containing supernatant is incubated at 4° C. overnight to allow further GuHCl extraction.

[0306] Following high speed centrifugation (30,000×g) to remove insoluble particles, the GuHCl solubilized protein is refolded by quickly mixing the GuHCl extract with 20 volumes of buffer containing 50 mM sodium, pH 4.5, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA by vigorous stirring. The refolded diluted protein solution is kept at 4° C. without mixing for 12 hours prior to further purification steps.

[0307] To clarify the refolded E. faecalis polypeptide solution, a previously prepared tangential filtration unit equipped with 0.16 μm membrane filter with appropriate surface area (e.g., Filtron), equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 is employed. The filtered sample is loaded onto a cation exchange resin (e.g., Poros HS-50, Perseptive Biosystems). The column is washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 and eluted with 250 mM, 500 mM, 1000 mM, and 1500 mM NaCl in the same buffer, in a stepwise manner. The absorbance at 280 mm of the effluent is continuously monitored. Fractions are collected and further analyzed by SDS-PAGE.

[0308] Fractions containing the E. faecalis polypeptide are then pooled and mixed with 4 volumes of water. The diluted sample is then loaded onto a previously prepared set of tandem columns of strong anion (Poros HQ-50, Perseptive Biosystems) and weak anion (Poros CM-20, Perseptive Biosystems) exchange resins. The columns are equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0. Both columns are washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0, 200 mM NaCl. The CM-20 column is then eluted using a 10 column volume linear gradient ranging from 0.2 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 to 1.0 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.5. Fractions are collected under constant A₂₈₀ monitoring of the effluent. Fractions containing the E. faecalis polypeptide (determined, for instance, by 16% SDS-PAGE) are then pooled.

[0309] The resultant E. faecalis polypeptide exhibits greater than 95% purity after the above refolding and purification steps. No major contaminant bands are observed from Commassie blue stained 16% SDS-PAGE gel when 5 μg of purified protein is loaded. The purified protein is also tested for endotoxin/LPS contamination, and typically the LPS content is less than 0.1 ng/ml according to LAL assays.

[0310] 6(b). Alternative Expression and Purification Enterococcal Polypeptides in E. coli

[0311] The vector pQE10 was alternatively used to clone and express some of the polypeptides of the present invention for use in the soft tissue and systemic infection models discussed below. The difference being such that an inserted DNA fragment encoding a polypeptide expresses that polypeptide with the six His residues (i.e., a “6× His tag”) covalently linked to the amino terminus of that polypeptide. The bacterial expression vector pQE10 (QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311) was used in this example. The components of the pQE10 plasmid are arranged such that the inserted DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide of the present invention expresses the polypeptide with the six His residues (i.e., a “6× His tag”)) covalently linked to the amino terminus.

[0312] The DNA sequences encoding the desired portions of a polypeptide of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 were amplified using PCR oligonucleotide primers from genomic E. faecalis DNA. The PCR primers anneal to the nucleotide sequences encoding the desired amino acid sequence of a polypeptide of the present invention. Additional nucleotides containing restriction sites to facilitate cloning in the pQE10 vector were added to the 5′ and 3′ primer sequences, respectively.

[0313] For cloning a polypeptide of the present invention, the 5′ and 3′ primers were selected to amplify their respective nucleotide coding sequences. One of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the point in the protein coding sequence where the 5′ and 3′ primers begins may be varied to amplify a DNA segment encoding any desired portion of a polypeptide of the present invention. The 5′ primer was designed so the coding sequence of the 6× His tag is aligned with the restriction site so as to maintain its reading frame with that of E. faecalis polypeptide. The 3′ was designed to include an stop codon. The amplified DNA fragment was then cloned, and the protein expressed, as described above for the pQE60 plasmid.

[0314] The DNA sequences encoding the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 may also be cloned and expressed as fusion proteins by a protocol similar to that described directly above, wherein the pET-32b(+) vector (Novagen, 601 Science Drive, Madison, Wis. 53711) is preferentially used in place of pQE10.

[0315] The above methods are not limited to the polypeptide fragements actually produced. The above method, like the methods below, can be used to produce either full length polypeptides or desired fragements therof.

[0316] 6(c). Alternative Expression and Purification of Enterococcal Polypeptides in E. coli

[0317] The bacterial expression vector pQE60 is used for bacterial expression in this example (QIAGEN, Inc., 9259 Eton Avenue, Chatsworth, Calif., 91311). However, in this example, the polypeptide coding sequence is inserted such that translation of the six His codons is prevented and, therefore, the polypeptide is produced with no 6× His tag.

[0318] The DNA sequence encoding the desired portion of the E. faecalis amino acid sequence is amplified from an E. faecalis genomic DNA prep the deposited DNA clones using PCR oligonucleotide primers which anneal to the 5′ and 3′ nucleotide sequences corresponding to the desired portion of the E. faecalis polypeptides. Additional nucleotides containing restriction sites to facilitate cloning in the pQE60 vector are added to the 5′ and 3′ primer sequences.

[0319] For cloning a E. faecalis polypeptides of the present invention, 5′ and 3′ primers are selected to amplify their respective nucleotide coding sequences. One of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the point in the protein coding sequence where the 5′ and 3′ primers begin may be varied to amplify a DNA segment encoding any desired portion of a polypeptide of the present invention. The 3′ and 5′ primers contain appropriate restriction sites followed by nucleotides complementary to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the coding sequence respectively. The 3′ primer is additionally designed to include an in-frame stop codon.

[0320] The amplified E. faecalis DNA fragments and the vector pQE60 are digested with restriction enzymes recognizing the sites in the primers and the digested DNAs are then ligated together. Insertion of the E. faecalis DNA into the restricted pQE60 vector places the E. faecalis protein coding region including its associated stop codon downstream from the IPTG-inducible promoter and in-frame with an initiating AUG. The associated stop codon prevents translation of the six histidine codons downstream of the insertion point.

[0321] The ligation mixture is transformed into competent E. coli cells using standard procedures such as those described by Sambrook et al. E. coli strain M15/rep4, containing multiple copies of the plasmid pREP4, which expresses the lac repressor and confers kanamycin resistance (“Kanr”), is used in carrying out the illustrative example described herein. This strain, which is only one of many that are suitable for expressing E. faecalis polypeptide, is available commercially (QIAGEN, Inc., supra). Transformants are identified by their ability to grow on LB plates in the presence of ampicillin and kanamycin. Plasmid DNA is isolated from resistant colonies and the identity of the cloned DNA confirmed by restriction analysis, PCR and DNA sequencing.

[0322] Clones containing the desired constructs are grown overnight (“O/N”) in liquid culture in LB media supplemented with both ampicillin (100 μg/ml) and kanamycin (25 μg/ml). The O/N culture is used to inoculate a large culture, at a dilution of approximately 1:25 to 1:250. The cells are grown to an optical density at 600 nm (“OD600”) of between 0.4 and 0.6. isopropyl-b-D-thiogalactopyranoside (“IPTG”) is then added to a final concentration of 1 mM to induce transcription from the lac repressor sensitive promoter, by inactivating the lacI repressor. Cells subsequently are incubated further for 3 to 4 hours. Cells then are harvested by centrifugation.

[0323] To purify the E. faecalis polypeptide, the cells are then stirred for 3-4 hours at 4° C. in 6M guanidine-HCl, pH 8. The cell debris is removed by centrifugation, and the supernatant containing the E. faecalis polypeptide is dialyzed against 50 mM Na-acetate buffer pH 6, supplemented with 200 mM NaCl. Alternatively, the protein can be successfully refolded by dialyzing it against 500 mM NaCl, 20% glycerol, 25 mM Tris/HCl pH 7.4, containing protease inhibitors. After renaturation the protein can be purified by ion exchange, hydrophobic interaction and size exclusion chromatography. Alternatively, an affinity chromatography step such as an antibody column can be used to obtain pure E. faecalis polypeptide. The purified protein is stored at 4° C. or frozen at −80° C.

[0324] The following alternative method may be used to purify E. faecalis polypeptides expressed in E coli when it is present in the form of inclusion bodies. Unless otherwise specified, all of the following steps are conducted at 4-10° C.

[0325] Upon completion of the production phase of the E. coli fermentation, the cell culture is cooled to 4-10 ° C. and the cells are harvested by continuous centrifugation at 15,000 rpm (Heracus Sepatech). On the basis of the expected yield of protein per unit weight of cell paste and the amount of purified protein required, an appropriate amount of cell paste, by weight, is suspended in a buffer solution containing 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4. The cells are dispersed to a homogeneous suspension using a high shear mixer.

[0326] The cells ware then lysed by passing the solution through a microfluidizer (Microfuidics, Corp. or APV Gaulin, Inc.) twice at 4000-6000 psi. The homogenate is then mixed with NaCl solution to a final concentration of 0.5 M NaCl, followed by centrifugation at 7000×g for 15 min. The resultant pellet is washed again using 0.5M NaCl, 100 mM Tris, 50 mM EDTA, pH 7.4.

[0327] The resulting washed inclusion bodies are solubilized with 1.5 M guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl) for 2-4 hours. After 7000×g centrifugation for 15 min., the pellet is discarded and the E. faecalis polypeptide-containing supernatant is incubated at 4° C. overnight to allow further GuHCl extraction.

[0328] Following high speed centrifugation (30,000×g) to remove insoluble particles, the GuHCl solubilized protein is refolded by quickly mixing the GuHCl extract with 20 volumes of buffer containing 50 mM sodium, pH 4.5, 150 mM NaCl, 2 mM EDTA by vigorous stirring. The refolded diluted protein solution is kept at 4° C. without mixing for 12 hours prior to further purification steps.

[0329] To clarify the refolded E. faecalis polypeptide solution, a previously prepared tangential filtration unit equipped with 0.16 μm membrane filter with appropriate surface area (e.g., Filtron), equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 is employed. The filtered sample is loaded onto a cation exchange resin (e.g., Poros HS-50, Perseptive Biosystems). The column is washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 and eluted with 250 mM, 500 mM, 1000 mM, and 1500 mM NaCl in the same buffer, in a stepwise manner. The absorbance at 280 mm of the effluent is continuously monitored. Fractions are collected and further analyzed by SDS-PAGE.

[0330] Fractions containing the E. faecalis polypeptide are then pooled and mixed with 4 volumes of water. The diluted sample is then loaded onto a previously prepared set of tandem columns of strong anion (Poros HQ-50, Perseptive Biosystems) and weak anion (Poros CM-20, Perseptive Biosystems) exchange resins. The columns are equilibrated with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0. Both columns are washed with 40 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0, 200 mM NaCl. The CM-20 column is then eluted using a 10 column volume linear gradient ranging from 0.2 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.0 to 1.0 M NaCl, 50 mM sodium acetate, pH 6.5. Fractions are collected under constant A₂₈₀ monitoring of the effluent. Fractions containing the E. faecalis polypeptide (determined, for instance, by 16% SDS-PAGE) are then pooled.

[0331] The resultant E. faecalis polypeptide exhibits greater than 95% purity after the above refolding and purification steps. No major contaminant bands are observed from Commassie blue stained 16% SDS-PAGE gel when 5 μg of purified protein is loaded. The purified protein is also tested for endotoxin/LPS contamination, and typically the LPS content is less than 0.1 ng/ml according to LAL assays.

[0332] 6(d). Cloning and Expression of E. faecalis in Other Bacteria

[0333]E. faecalis polypeptides can also be produced in: E. faecalis using the methods of S. Skinner et al., (1988) Mol. Microbiol. 2:289-297 or J. I. Moreno (1996) Protein Expr. Purif. 8(3):332-340; Lactobacillus using the methods of C. Rush et al., 1997 Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 47(5):537-542; or in Bacillus subtilis using the methods Chang et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,952,508.

[0334] 7. Cloning and Expression in COS Cells

[0335] A E. faecalis expression plasmid is made by cloning a portion of the DNA encoding a E. faecalis polypeptide into the expression vector pDNAI/Amp or pDNAIII (which can be obtained from Invitrogen, Inc.). The expression vector pDNAI/amp contains: (1) an E. coli origin of replication effective for propagation in E. coli and other prokaryotic cells; (2) an ampicillin resistance gene for selection of plasmid-containing prokaryotic cells; (3) an SV40 origin of replication for propagation in eukaryotic cells; (4) a CMV promoter, a polylinker, an SV40 intron; (5) several codons encoding a hemagglutinin fragment (i.e., an “HA” tag to facilitate purification) followed by a termination codon and polyadenylation signal arranged so that a DNA can be conveniently placed under expression control of the CMV promoter and operably linked to the SV40 intron and the polyadenylation signal by means of restriction sites in the polylinker. The HA tag corresponds to an epitope derived from the influenza hemagglutinin protein described by Wilson et al. 1984 Cell 37:767. The fusion of the HA tag to the target protein allows easy detection and recovery of the recombinant protein with an antibody that recognizes the HA epitope. pDNAIII contains, in addition, the selectable neomycin marker.

[0336] A DNA fragment encoding a E. faecalis polypeptide is cloned into the polylinker region of the vector so that recombinant protein expression is directed by the CMV promoter. The plasmid construction strategy is as follows. The DNA from a E. faecalis genomic DNA prep is amplified using primers that contain convenient restriction sites, much as described above for construction of vectors for expression of E. faecalis in E. coli. The 5′ primer contains a Kozak sequence, an AUG start codon, and nucleotides of the 5′ coding region of the E. faecalis polypeptide. The 3′ primer, contains nucleotides complementary to the 3′ coding sequence of the E. faecalis DNA, a stop codon, and a convenient restriction site.

[0337] The PCR amplified DNA fragment and the vector, pDNAI/Amp, are digested with appropriate restriction enzymes and then ligated. The ligation mixture is transformed into an appropriate E. coli strain such as SURE™ (Stratagene Cloning Systems, La Jolla, Calif. 92037), and the transformed culture is plated on ampicillin media plates which then are incubated to allow growth of ampicillin resistant colonies. Plasmid DNA is isolated from resistant colonies and examined by restriction analysis or other means for the presence of the fragment encoding the E. faecalis polypeptide

[0338] For expression of a recombinant E. faecalis polypeptide, COS cells are transfected with an expression vector, as described above, using DEAE-dextran, as described, for instance, by Sambrook et al. (supra). Cells are incubated under conditions for expression of E. faecalis by the vector.

[0339] Expression of the E. faecalis-HA fusion protein is detected by radiolabeling and immunoprecipitation, using methods described in, for example Harlow et al., supra.. To this end, two days after transfection, the cells are labeled by incubation in media containing ³⁵S-cysteine for 8 hours. The cells and the media are collected, and the cells are washed and the lysed with detergent-containing RIPA buffer: 150 mM NaCl, 1% NP-40, 0.1% SDS, 1% NP-40, 0.5% DOC, 50 mM TRIS, pH 7.5, as described by Wilson et al. (supra ). Proteins are precipitated from the cell lysate and from the culture media using an HA-specific monoclonal antibody. The precipitated proteins then are analyzed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography. An expression product of the expected size is seen in the cell lysate, which is not seen in negative controls.

[0340] 8. Cloning and Expression in CHO Cells

[0341] The vector pC4 is used for the expression of E. faecalis polypeptide in this example. Plasmid pC4 is a derivative of the plasmid pSV2-dhfr (ATCC Accession No. 37146). The plasmid contains the mouse DHFR gene under control of the SV40 early promoter. Chinese hamster ovary cells or other cells lacking dihydrofolate activity that are transfected with these plasmids can be selected by growing the cells in a selective medium (alpha minus MEM, Life Technologies) supplemented with the chemotherapeutic agent methotrexate. The amplification of the DHFR genes in cells resistant to methotrexate (MTX) has been well documented. See, e.g., Alt et al., 1978, J. Biol. Chem. 253:1357-1370; Hamlin et al., 1990, Biochem. et Biophys. Acta, 1097:107-143; Page et al., 1991, Biotechnology 9:64-68. Cells grown in increasing concentrations of MTX develop resistance to the drug by overproducing the target enzyme, DHFR, as a result of amplification of the DHFR gene. If a second gene is linked to the DHFR gene, it is usually co-amplified and over-expressed. It is known in the art that this approach may be used to develop cell lines carrying more than 1,000 copies of the amplified gene(s). Subsequently, when the methotrexate is withdrawn, cell lines are obtained which contain the amplified gene integrated into one or more chromosome(s) of the host cell.

[0342] Plasmid pC4 contains the strong promoter of the long terminal repeat (LTR) of the Rouse Sarcoma Virus, for expressing a polypeptide of interest, Cullen, et al. (1985) Mol. Cell. Biol. 5:438-447; plus a fragment isolated from the enhancer of the immediate early gene of human cytomegalovirus (CMV), Boshart, et al., 1985, Cell 41:521-530. Downstream of the promoter are the following single restriction enzyme cleavage sites that allow the integration of the genes: Bam HI, Xba I, and Asp 718. Behind these cloning sites the plasmid contains the 3′ intron and polyadenylation site of the rat preproinsulin gene. Other high efficiency promoters can also be used for the expression, e.g., the human β-actin promoter, the SV40 early or late promoters or the long terminal repeats from other retroviruses, e.g., HIV and HTLVI. Clontech's Tet-Off and Tet-On gene expression systems and similar systems can be used to express the E. faecalis polypeptide in a regulated way in mammalian cells (Gossen et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:5547-5551. For the polyadenylation of the mRNA other signals, e.g., from the human growth hormone or globin genes can be used as well. Stable cell lines carrying a gene of interest integrated into the chromosomes can also be selected upon co-transfection with a selectable marker such as gpt, G418 or hygromycin. It is advantageous to use more than one selectable marker in the beginning, e.g., G418 plus methotrexate.

[0343] The plasmid pC4 is digested with the restriction enzymes and then dephosphorylated using calf intestinal phosphates by procedures known in the art. The vector is then isolated from a 1% agarose gel. The DNA sequence encoding the E. faecalis polypeptide is amplified using PCR oligonucleotide primers corresponding to the 5′ and 3′ sequences of the desired portion of the gene. A 5′ primer containing a restriction site, a Kozak sequence, an AUG start codon, and nucleotides of the 5′ coding region of the E. faecalis polypeptide is synthesized and used. A 3′ primer, containing a restriction site, stop codon, and nucleotides complementary to the 3′ coding sequence of the E. faecalis polypeptides is synthesized and used. The amplified fragment is digested with the restriction endonucleases and then purified again on a 1% agarose gel. The isolated fragment and the dephosphorylated vector are then ligated with T4 DNA ligase. E. coli HB101 or XL-1 Blue cells are then transformed and bacteria are identified that contain the fragment inserted into plasmid pC4 using, for instance, restriction enzyme analysis.

[0344] Chinese hamster ovary cells lacking an active DHFR gene are used for transfection. Five μg of the expression plasmid pC4 is cotransfected with 0.5 μg of the plasmid pSVneo using a lipid-mediated transfection agent such as Lipofectin™ or LipofectAMINE.™ (LifeTechnologies Gaithersburg, Md.). The plasmid pSV2-neo contains a dominant selectable marker, the neo gene from Tn5 encoding an enzyme that confers resistance to a group of antibiotics including G418. The cells are seeded in alpha minus MEM supplemented with 1 mg/ml G418. After 2 days, the cells are trypsinized and seeded in hybridoma cloning plates (Greiner, Germany) in alpha minus MEM supplemented with 10, 25, or 50 ng/ml of methotrexate plus 1 mg/ml G418. After about 10-14 days single clones are trypsinized and then seeded in 6-well petri dishes or 10 ml flasks using different concentrations of methotrexate (50 nM, 100 nM, 200 nM, 400 nM, 800 nM). Clones growing at the highest concentrations of methotrexate are then transferred to new 6-well plates containing even higher concentrations of methotrexate (1 μM, 2 μM, 5 μM, 10 mM, 20 mM). The same procedure is repeated until clones are obtained which grow at a concentration of 100-200 μM. Expression of the desired gene product is analyzed, for instance, by SDS-PAGE and Western blot or by reversed phase HPLC analysis.

[0345] 9. Quantitative Murine Soft Tissue Infection Model for E. faecalis

[0346] Compositions of the present invention, including polypeptides and peptides, are assayed for their ability to function as vaccines or to enhance/stimulate an immune response to a bacterial species (e.g., E. faecalis) using the following quantitative murine soft tissue infection model. Mice (e.g., NIH Swiss female mice, approximately 7 weeks old) are first treated with a biologically protective effective amount, or immune enhancing/stimulating effective amount of a composition of the present invention using methods known in the art, such as those discussed above. See, e.g., Harlow et al., ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988). An example of an appropriate starting dose is 20 ug per animal.

[0347] The desired bacterial species used to challenge the mice, such as E. faecalis, is grown as an overnight culture. The culture is diluted to a concentration of 5×10⁸ cfu/ml, in an appropriate media, mixed well, serially diluted, and titered. The desired doses are further diliuted 1:2 with sterilized Cytodex 3 microcarrier beads preswollen in sterile PBS (3 g/100 ml). Mice are anesthetize briefly until docile, but still mobile and injected with 0.2 ml of the Cytodex 3 bead/bacterial mixture into each animal subcutaneously in the inguinal region. After four days, counting the day of injection as day one, mice are sacrificed and the contents of the abscess is excised and placed in a 15 ml conical tube containing 1.0 ml of sterile PBS. The contents of the abscess is then enzymatically treated and plated as follows.

[0348] The abscess is first disrupted by vortexing with sterilized glass beads placed in the tubes. 3.0 mls of prepared enzyme mixture (1.0 ml Collagenase D (4.0 mg/ml), 1.0 ml Trypsin (6.0 mg/ml) and 8.0 mls PBS) is then added to each tube followed by a 20 min. incubation at 37 C. The solution is then centrifuged and the supernatant drawn off. 0.5 ml dH20 is then added and the tubes are vortexed and then incubated for 10 min. at room temperature. 0.5 ml media is then added and samples are serially diluted and plated onto agar plates, and grown overnight at 37 C. Plates with distinct and separate colonies are then counted, compared to positive and negative control samples, and quantified. The method can be used to identify composition and determine appropriate and effective doses for humans and other animals by comparing the effective doses of compositions of the present invention with compositions known in the art to be effective in both mice and humans. Doses for the effective treatment of humans and other animals, using compositions of the present invention, are extrapolated using the data from the above experiments of mice. It is appreciated that further studies in humans and other animals may be needed to determine the most effective doses using methods of clinical practice known in the art.

[0349] 10. Murine Systemic Neutropenic Model for E. faecalis Infection Compositions of the present invention, including polypeptides and peptides, are assayed for their ability to function as vaccines or to enhance/stimulate an immune response to a bacterial species (e.g., E. faecalis) using the following qualitative murine systemic neutropenic model. Mice (e.g., NIH Swiss female mice, approximately 7 weeks old) are first treated with a biologically protective effective amount, or immune enhancing/stimulating effective amount of a composition of the present invention using methods known in the art, such as those discussed above. See, e.g., Harlow et al., ANTIBODIES: A LABORATORY MANUAL, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2nd ed. 1988). An example of an appropriate starting dose is 20 ug per animal. Mice are then injected with 250-300 mg/kg cyclophosphamide intraperitonially. Counting the day of C.P. injection as day one, the mice are left untreated for 5 days to begin recovery of PMNL'S.

[0350] The desired bacterial species used to challenge the mice, such as E. faecalis, is grown as an overnight culture. The culture is diluted to a concentration of 5×10⁸ cfu/ml, in an appropriate media, mixed well, serially diluted, and titered. The desired doses are further diliuted 1:2 in 4% Brewer's yeast in media. Mice are injected with the bacteria/brewer's yeast challenge intraperitonially. The Brewer's yeast solution alone is used as a control. The mice are then monitered twice daily for the first week following challenge, and once a day for the next week to ascertain morbidity and mortality. Mice remaining at the end of the experiment are sacrificed. The method can be used to identify compositions and determine appropriate and effective doses for humans and other animals by comparing the effective doses of compositions of the present invention with compositions known in the art to be effective in both mice and humans. Doses for the effective treatment of humans and other animals, using compositions of the present invention, are extrapolated using the data from the above experiments of mice. It is appreciated that further studies in humans and other animals may be needed to determine the most effective doses using methods of clinical practice known in the art.

[0351] The disclosure of all publications (including patents, patent applications, journal articles, laboratory manuals, books, or other documents) cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

[0352] The present invention is not to be limited in scope by the specific embodiments described herein, which are intended as single illustrations of individual aspects of the invention. Functionally equivalent methods and components are within the scope of the invention, in addition to those shown and described herein and will become apparant to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description and accompanying drawings. Such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims. TABLE 1 E. faecalis-Coding regions containing known sequences Contig Orf Start Stop Percent HSP nt ID ID (nt) (nt) Match Accession Match Gene Name Indent length 3 2 423 1226 gb|U24692| “Enterococcus faecalis pyrimidine 99 229 biosynthesis D (pyrD) gene, complete cds” 47 14 17085 16216 gb|M81466| “Enterococcus faecalis RecA protein (recA) 98 308 gene, partial cds” 52 1 50 1441 emb|X62755|SFNPRG S.faecalis npr gene for NADH peroxidase 98 1374 52 2 2456 1494 emb|X62755|SFNPRG S.faecalis npr gene for NADH peroxidase 100 209 61 1 2 358 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 99 318 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 2 467 1975 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 98 1297 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 3 1749 1967 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 136 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 4 1990 2949 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 960 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 5 2112 2399 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 288 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 6 2922 3794 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 873 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 7 3671 4762 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 99 1092 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 8 4312 3860 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 453 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 9 4653 5783 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 1131 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 10 5750 6397 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomyc2-fl 99 648 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 61 11 7158 6784 gb|U35369| “Enterococcus faecalis vancomycin 100 161 resistance genes, response regulator (vanRB), protein histidine kinase (vanSB), D,D-carboxypeptidase (vanYB), putative D- 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (vanHB), D- Ala:D-Lac ligase (vanB), and putative D,D- dipeptidase (vanX>” 67 1 3 809 gb|U24692” “Enterococcus faecalis pyrimidine 98 807 biosynthesis D (pyrD) gene, complete cds” 67 2 781 1512 gb|U24692| “Enterococcus faecalis pyrimidine 93 92 biosynthesis D (pyrD) gene, complete cds” 69 1 1 228 gb|U60038| “Enterococcus faecalis major cold-shock 100 136 protein (cspA) gene, partial cds” 72 15 15814 19737 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 aspl and URFs 92 2504 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 72 16 19739 20155 emb|X62657|EFORF3 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 DNA for orf3 96 341 75 1 3 365 emb|Z19137|EFPTSHGN E.faecalis of ptsH gene encoding HPr 100 267 83 12 8766 7432 emb|X78425|EFPBP5 E.faecalis pbp5 gene 98 416 83 13 8869 9699 emb|X78425|EFPBP5 E.faecalis pbp5 gene 99 819 83 14 9612 10913 emb|X78425|EFPBP5 E.faecalis pbp5 gene 99 1203 83 15 10943 11746 emb|X78425|EFPBP5 E.faecalis pbp5 gene 97 286 84 2 1657 3558 emb|X86176|EFRPODDNE E.faecalis dnaE and rpoD gene 99 797 84 3 3649 4773 emb|X86176|EFRPODDNE E.faecalis dnaE and rpoD gene 99 1125 84 4 4913 7000 emb|X86176|EFRPODDNE E.faecalis dnaE and rpoD gene 99 301 104 2 4018 2900 gb|U36195| “Enterococcus faecalis pyrAa gene, partial 93 310 cds” 108 7 5875 5183 gb|M58002| “Streptococcus faecalis bacterial cell 98 252 wall hydrolase gene, complete cds” 145 8 8193 7234 gb|U03756| “Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis 99 960 specific antigen gene, complete cds” 145 9 8836 8147 gb|U03756| “Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis 100 132 specific antigen gene, complete cds” 147 3 2096 3418 emb|X68847|SFNOXAA S.faecalis nox gene for NADH oxidase 99 1301 154 4 2160 2492 emb|X17O92|PPRRA Plasmid pAM-beta-1 (from S.faecalis) 93 294 replication region DNA 154 10 5935 6294 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 99 355 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 154 11 6279 6584 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 98 89 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 154 12 7882 7097 gb|U86375| “Enterococcus faecalis ermB regulator and 99 736 adenine methylase (ermB) genes, complete cds” 154 13 8750 8043 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 99 498 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 159 1 158 1483 gb|M58002| “Streptococcus faecalis bacterial cell 98 1323 wall hydrolase gene, complete cds” 159 2 807 157 gb|M58002| “Streptococcus faecalis bacterial cell 99 651 wall hydrolase gene, complete cds” 159 3 1395 2192 gb|M58002| “Streptococcus faecalis bacterial cell 93 350 wall hydrolase gene, complete cds” 216 2 282 1841 gb|M90060| “Streptococcus faecalis H+ ATPase a 81 1558 (atpB),b (atpF),c (atpE),alpha (atpA), beta (atpD),gamma (atpG),delta (atpH),and epsilon (atpC) subunits, complete cds” 216 4 2809 2967 gb|M90060| “Streptococcus faecalis H+ATPase a 86 132 (atpB),b (atpF),c (atpE),alpha (atpA), beta (atpD) ,gamma (atpG) ,delta (atpH) ,and epsilon (atpC) subunits, complete cds” 216 5 2940 4244 gb|M90060| “Streptococcus faecalis H+ ATPase a 83 1293 (atpB),b (atpF),c (atpE),alpha (atpA), beta (atpD) ,gamma (atpG) ,delta (atpH) ,and epsilon (atpC) subunits, complete cds” 238 3 1814 2218 gb|M38386| “Streptococcus faecalis mtlF enzymeIII, 96 302 mannitol-mtlD-phosphate- dehydrogenase” 238 4 2182 2670 gb|M38386| “Streptococcus faecalis mtlF enzymeIII, 98 480 mannitol-mtlD-phosphate- dehydrogenase” 238 5 2634 3839 gb|M38386| “Streptococcus faecalis mtlF enzymeIII, 96 459 mannitol-mtlD-phosphate- dehydrogenase” 261 2 1397 510 emb|Z12296|EFSPREG E.faecalis sprE gene for serine proteinase 98 888 homologue 261 3 2474 1413 dbj|D85393|ENEGE1E “Enterococcus faecalis DNA for gelatinase, 98 1051 complete cds” 261 4 2974 2417 dbj|D85393|ENEGE1E “Enterococcus faecalis DNA for gelatinase, 97 516 complete cds” 275 3 1472 1044 gb|L23802| “Enterococcus faecalis pore forming, cell 98 422 wall enzyme, regulatory, and dehydroquinase homologue proteins (ebsA,ebsB,ebsC,and ebsD) genes, complete cds with repeat region” 275 4 1581 2018 gb|L23802| “Enterococcus faecalis pore forming, cell 97 438 wall enzyme, regulatory, and dehydroguinase homologue proteins (ebsA, ebsB, ebsC, and ebsD) genes, complete cds with repeat region” 275 5 2789 2148 gb|L23802| “Enterococcus faecalis pore forming, cell 98 642 wall enzyme, regulatory, and dehydroquinase homologue proteins (ebsA, ebsB, ebsC, and ebsD) genes, complete cds with repeat region” 275 6 3475 2660 gb|L23802| “Enterococcus faecalis pore forming, cell 98 790 wall enzyme, regulatory, and dehydroquinase homologue proteins (ebsA, ebsB, ebsC, and ebsD) genes, complete cds with repeat region” 287 2 1565 558 emb|X17092|PPRRA Plasmid pAM-beta-1 (from S.faecalis) 97 991 replication region DNA 287 3 2049 1582 emb|X17092|PPRRA Plasmid pAM-beta-1 (from S.faecalis) 97 461 replication region DNA 287 6 2639 3346 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 99 498 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 294 11 4519 4211 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 100 50 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 302 1 1 1755 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 83 1755 302 2 2310 2687 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 100 378 aggregation substance and ORF 1 302 3 2865 3329 emb|X17214|SPPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 99 463 aggregation substance and ORF 1 316 4 2724 2110 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 100 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 346 5 2224 2880 emb|X62755|SFNPRG S.faecalis npr gene for NADH peroxidase 98 351 349 2 686 907 dbj|D78257|D78257 “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pYI17 genes 83 200 for BacA, BacB, ORF3, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6, ORF7, ORF8, ORF9, ORF10, ORF11,partial cds” 355 1 3 1166 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 97 1100 aggregation substance and ORF 1 355 2 1102 1548 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 94 432 aggregation substance and ORF 1 355 3 1663 2037 emb|X62657|EFORF3 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 DNA for orf3 99 337 355 4 2035 2445 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 99 411 frames” 355 5 2558 2851 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 96 280 frames” 355 6 2838 3299 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 97 430 frames” 355 7 3236 3739 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 97 279 frames” 355 8 3696 4529 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 97 537 frames” 355 9 4587 5870 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 98 718 frames” 355 10 5843 6490 emb|X96977|EFPAD1OR9 “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 99 224 frames” 355 11 6471 6890 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 96 361 frames” 355 12 6881 7204 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 98 324 frames” 355 13 7191 8231 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 98 984 frames” 355 14 8218 8496 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 99 279 frames” 355 15 8412 8885 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 100 474 frames” 355 17 9479 9952 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pADl, open reading 98 417 frames” 365 1 3 380 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 100 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 370 1 1 1299 dbj|D78016|ENEPPD1A “Enterococcus faecalis Plasmid pPD1 genes 73 1267 for REPB, REPA, TRAC, TRAB, TRAA, iPD1, TRAE, TRAF, complete cds and partial cds” 407 3 963 2162 gb|U38590| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 PrgN, 98 257 PrgO, and PrgP genes, complete cds” 407 5 3811 4131 gb|U38590| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 PrgN, 86 317 PrgO, and PrgP genes, complete cds” 417 1 42 419 gb|UOO681| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pADi TraB 98 304 (traB) gene, complete cds (traC) and (repA) genes, partial cds” 417 2 313 41 gb|U00681| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pADl TraB 97 198 (traB) gene, complete cds (traC) and (repA) genes, partial cds” 417 3 440 754 gb|U00681| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pAD1 TraB 100 219 (traB) gene, complete cds (traC) and (repA) genes, partial cds” 426 1 112 462 emb|Z49243|EF4110SOD E.faecalis partial sod gene for superoxide 98 291 dismutase (strain = BM4110) 426 2 628 419 emb|Z49243|EF4110SOD E.faecalis partial sod gene for superoxide 100 148 dismutase (strain = BM4110) 426 3 456 725 emb|Z49243|EF4110SOD E.faecalis partial sod gene for superoxide 100 148 dismutase (strain = BM4110) 429 1 840 79 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pADl seal gene and orfy 98 737 429 2 1087 767 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 99 321 429 4 2765 2460 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 98 89 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 429 5 3166 2750 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjhl 99 413 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 435 5 2731 2324 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 97 97 transport protein gene, complete cds” 459 2 1330 1067 gb|M1377| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 99 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 506 1 1242 4 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pADi asal gene for 99 1144 aggregation substance and ORF 1 514 3 1496 1113 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 100 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 527 2 1733 1371 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjhl 98 153 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 544 1 309 4 gb|U38590| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 PrgN, 95 306 PrgO, and PrgP genes, complete cds” 561 1 3 761 dbj|D78016|ENEPPD1A “Enterococcus faecalis Plasmid pPD1 genes 77 528 for REPB, REPA, TRAC, TRAB, TRAA, iPD1, TRAE, TRAF, complete cds and partial cds” 561 2 772 1566 gb|U00681| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pAD1 TraB 99 795 (traB) gene, complete cds (traC) and (repA) genes, partial cds” 566 3 874 2037 dbj|D78016|ENEPPD1A “Enterococcus faecalis Plasmid pPD1 genes 90 1160 for REPB, REPA, TRAC, TRAB, TRAA, iPD1, TRAE, TPAF, complete cds and partial cds” 581 1 398 3 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 100 393 frames” 581 2 908 540 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 100 369 frames” 597 1 573 7 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 99 566 transport protein gene, complete cds” 597 2 1247 516 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 97 701 transport protein gene, complete cds” 604 7 3265 2903 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjhl 100 143 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 618 1 1 534 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 99 470 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 622 1 864 16 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 99 849 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 622 2 1317 862 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 99 256 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 622 3 1586 1311 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis l 6′-aminoglycoside 99 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 624 6 5641 8001 gb|U66286| “Enterococcus faecalis gyrase A (gyrA) 98 219 gene, partial cds” 635 1 516 953 dbj|D78257|D78257 “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pYI17 genes 94 404 for BacA, BacB, ORF3, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6, ORF7, ORF8, ORF9, ORF10, ORF11,partial cds38 635 2 920 1222 dbj|D78257|D78257 “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pYI17 genes 83 299 for BacA, BacB, ORF3, ORF4, ORF5, ORF6, ORF7, ORF8, ORF9, ORF10, ORF11,partial cds” 637 1 3 545 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 92 506 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes 658 2 1198 365 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 100 819 transport protein gene, complete ods” 658 3 1446 1189 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecaliscytolysin B 98 258 transport protein gene, complete cds” 664 1 490 65 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 88 423 664 2 737 417 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 94 321 743 1 561 4 dbj|78016|ENEPPD1A “Enterococcus faecalis Plasmid pPD1 genes 87 305 for REPB, REPA, TRAC, TRAB, TRAA, iPD1, TRAE, TRAF, complete cds and partial cds” 747 2 1139 324 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 99 691 transport protein gene, complete cds” 747 3 577 783 gb|M38052| “Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 100 207 transport protein gene, complete cds” 747 4 1474 1133 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6′-aminoglycoside 99 248 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds” 777 1 401 3 gb|M38052| Enterococcus faecalis cytolysin B 100 335 transport protein gene, complete cds” 816 1 793 512 gb|M13771| “Streptococcus faecalis 6-aminoglycoside 100 243 acetyltransferase phosphotransferase (AAC(6′)-APH(2′)) bifunctional resistance protein, complete cds“ 842 1 418 89 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 91 303 aggregation substance and ORF 1 842 2 856 605 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 92 246 847 1 1481 3 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 92 1479 864 1 36 1106 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 93 945 864 2 1571 3550 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalisplasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 96 1979 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 872 1 263 3 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 98 261 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 874 1 833 693 dbj|D31675|ENE16RNA8 “Enterococcus faecalis 16S ribosomal RNA, 100 98 partial sequence” _________ 878 1 302 30 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 94 94 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 878 2 263 445 gb|U17153| “Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pjh1 99 181 tetracycline resistant (tetL) gene, complete cds” 921 1 748 26 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 95 612 929 1 484 2 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 99 409 946 1 3 422 emb|X62657|EFORF3 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 DNA for orf3 99 341 946 2 420 830 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 98 411 frames” 946 3 866 1123 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 96 230 frames” 947 1 112 498 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 96 378 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 951 1 484 26 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 95 353 956 1 3 545 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 96 543 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 956 2 524 721 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 94 161 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 957 1 616 2 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.faecalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 99 615 frames” 957 2 42 686 emb|X96977|EFPAD1ORF “E.facalis plasmid pAD1, open reading 99 595 frames” 968 1 1 456 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 96 366 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 968 2 339 641 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 95 158 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes 968 3 395 658 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 94 126 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes” 977 1 5 943 emb|X17214|SFPASA1 S. faecalis plasmid pAD1 asal gene for 99 847 aggregation substance and ORF 1 982 1 376 2 emb|X62658|EFSEA1 E.faecalis plasmid pAD1 seal gene and orfy 95 365 985 1 85 471 emb|X62656|EFASP1 “E.faecalis plasmid pPD1 asp1 and URFs 91 362 pd57, pd125 and pd113 genes”

[0353] TABLE 2 E. faecalis - Putative coding regions of novel proteins similar to known proteins Contig ORF Start Stop ID ID (nt) (nt) Match accession Match gene name % Sim % Ident 137 3 3208 2003 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 154 14 9166 9750 gi|141861 traA gene product [Plasmid pAD1] 100 100 276 16 11268 11047 gnl|PID|e284733 C34B7.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 100 71 287 1 485 234 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 287 7 3454 3765 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 292 6 3001 4185 gi|488330 alpha-amylase [unidentified cloning 100 100 vector] 429 3 2013 1654 gi|141863 regulatory protein [Plasmid pAD1] 100 100 604 3 1243 1043 gi|559860 clyLs [Plasmid pAD1] 100 98 604 4 1492 1268 gi|559859 clyL1 [PLasmid pAD1] 100 100 656 7 7592 6834 gi|488339 alpha-amylase [unidentified cloning 100 100 vector] 658 1 312 4 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 674 3 1236 1589 gi|1196996 unknown protein [Transposon Tn10] 100 98 700 1 375 4 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 961 1 1 450 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 100 100 72 17 20153 21040 gi|150556 surface protein [Plasmid pCF10] 99 99 99 5 3117 1933 gi|1006839 malic enzyme [Streptococcus bovis] 99 99 154 3 1995 1491 gi|149482 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 99 99 326 3 3030 1714 pir|S16989|S16989 dihydrolipaomide S-acetyltransferase (EC 99 98 2.3.1.12)-Enterococcus faecalis 407 6 4636 4235 gi|141859 replication-associated protein [Plasmid 99 99 pAD1] 692 1 3 485 gi|559861 clyM [Plasmid pAD1] 99 99 99 6 3904 3134 gi|1146122 L-malate permease [Streptococcus bovis] 98 98 326 4 3358 3002 pir|S16989|S16989 dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase (EC 98 97 2.3.1.12)-Enterococcus faecalis 346 1 606 4 gi|1146122 L-malate permease [Streptococcus bovis] 98 98 367 31 14415 13999 gi|1644226 ribosomal protein S10 [Bacillus subtilis] 98 88 367 6 2797 2495 gi|142459 initiation factor 1 [Bacillus subtilis] 97 88 407 9 5454 4894 gi|141858 replication-associated protein [Plasmid 97 97 pAD1] 497 6 3514 3762 gi|532552 ORF19 [Enterococcus faecalis] 97 87 558 1 1 399 gi|46638 ORF 2 (AA 1-236) [Staphylococcus aureus] 97 97 829 1 169 2 gnl|PID|e283110 femD [Staphylococcus aureus] 97 86 407 8 4970 4599 gi|141858 replication-associated protein [Plasmid 96 96 pAD1] 777 2 1102 380 gi|559861 clyM [Plasmid pAD1] 96 96 23 33 20797 21126 gnl|PID|e223402 DNA topoisomerase IV C submit 95 80 [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 32 5 3454 3071 gi|147194 phnA protein [Escherichia coli] 95 87 95 8 5493 6875 gi|391682 Na+ −ATPase beta subunit [Enterococcus 95 89 hirae] 138 25 16587 16745 gi|143136 L-lactate dehydrogenase [Bacillus 95 70 megaterium] 367 20 9198 8797 gi|40150 L14 protein (AA 1-122) [Bacillus subtilis] 95 90 367 21 9519 9223 gi|1044973 ribosomal protein L17 [Bacillus subtilis] 95 89 439 2 846 1241 gi|488334 alpha-amylase [unidentified cloning 95 94 vector] 604 1 792 4 gi|559861 clyM [Plasmid pAD1] 95 93 722 1 1 504 gi|47453 ribosomal protein S12 [Streptococcus 95 94 pneumoniae] 17 8 7317 7676 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 94 86 95 2 1288 1791 gi|416405 Na+−ATPase K subunit [Enterococcus hirae] 94 88 97 3 2481 1432 gi|1750264 heat shock protein 70 [Streptococcus 94 90 pneumoniae] 117 5 2700 3842 gi|467376 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 94 89 327 3 3283 3762 gi|153566 ORF (19K protein) [Enterococcus faecalis] 94 87 327 5 4782 5054 gi|153568 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 94 82 387 4 3608 1728 gi|153661 translational initiation factor IF2 94 88 [Enterococcus faecium] sp|P18311|IF2_ENTFC INITIATION FACTOR IF-2. 455 1 2 259 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecali] 94 82 97 2 1444 677 gi|450684 dnaK gene product [Lactococcus lactis] 93 83 188 2 1690 1911 gi|43865 nifJ gene product [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 93 78 216 6 4234 4680 gi|153574 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 93 86 298 2 2798 1221 gi|143012 GMP synthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 93 86 329 2 1538 771 gi|153826 adhesin B [Streptococcus sanguis] 93 83 367 15 7675 7247 gi|1044978 ribosomal protein S8 [Bacillus subtilis] 93 82 722 2 527 1030 gi|1644222 ribosomal protein S7 [Bacillus subtilis] 93 83 803 1 657 151 gi|1196998 unknown protein [Transposon Tn10] 93 93 962 1 130 636 gi|152947 transposase [Staphylococcus aureus] 93 92 237 12 6056 6385 gi|963038 Arpυ [Enterococcus hirae] 92 76 309 4 8218 4541 gi|402363 RNA polymerase beta-subunit [Bacillus 92 82 subtilis] sp |P37870| RPOB_BACSU DNA- DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE BETA CHAIN (EC .7.7.6) (TRANSCRIPTASE BETA CHAIN) (RNA POLYMERASE BETA SUBUNIT). 329 4 2529 1717 gi|310632 hydrophobic membrane protein 92 78 [Streptococcus gordonii] sp|P42361|P29K_STRGC 29 KD MEMBRANE PROTEIN IN PSAA 5′REGION ORF1). 367 4 1942 1544 gi|142462 ribosomal protein S11 [Bacillus subtilis] 92 82 367 8 3648 3457 pir|C44859|C44859 adenylate kinase - Bacillus sp. (fragment) 92 88 367 12 6183 5641 gi|1044981 ribosomal protein S5 [Bacillus subtilis] 92 81 367 17 8427 7885 pir51 A29102|R5BS5F ribosomal protein L5 - Bacillus 92 83 stearothermophilus 527 1 1404 373 gi|153092 replication protein [Staphylococcus 92 81 aureus] 701 1 2 352 gi|143793 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 92 74 caldotenax] 23 28 17420 17566 sp|P45692|EUTX_SAL ETHANOLAMINE UTILIZATION PROTEIN EUTX 91 73 TY (FRAGMENT). 57 5 4129 4701 gi|15958l0 type-I signal peptidase SpsB 91 67 [Staphylococcus aureus] 57 12 13281 13970 gnl|PID|e254999 phenylalany-tRNA synthetase beta subunit 91 75 [Bacillus subtilis] 156 5 4609 6474 gi|1303804 YqeQ [Bacillus subtilis] 91 79 216 3 1848 2765 gi|153572 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 91 81 367 24 10802 10128 gi|1165309 S3 [Bacillus subtilis] 91 78 415 1 452 883 pir|B56272|B56272 probable pheromone-responsive regulatory 91 90 protein R - Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pCF10 466 2 1313 2065 gi|142443 adenylosuccinate synthetase [Bacillus 91 79 subtilis]sp|P29726|PURA_BACSU ADENYLOSUCCINATE SYNTHETASE (EC 6.3.4.4) IMP--ASPARTATE LIGASE). 545 1 1 345 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 91 80 572 1 8 652 gi|347998 uracil phosphoribosyltransferase 91 78 [Streptococcus salivarius] sp|P36399|UPP_STRSL PROBABLE URACIL PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE (EC .4.2.9) (UMP PYROPHOSPHORYLASE) (UPRTASE). 599 1 8 343 gi|42029 ORF1 gene product [Escherichia coli] 91 75 600 2 585 779 pir|B48396|B48396 ribosomal protein L33 - Bacillus 91 81 stearothermophilus 652 1 394 2 gi|535662 transposase [Insertion sequence IS1251] 91 81 1 4 3465 2557 gi|1644224 elongation factor Tu [Bacillus subtilis] 90 83 17 19 14844 17297 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 90 77 52 3 2650 2811 gi|473902 alpha-acetolactate synthase [Lactococcus 90 68 lactis] 74 9 5870 5469 gi|1653508 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 90 52 75 3 1177 2091 gi|153615 phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar 90 83 phosphotransferase system enzyme I Streptococcus salivarius] 117 10 6591 8126 gi|924848 inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 90 80 [Streptococcus pyogenes] pir|JC4372 |JC4372 IMP dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.205) - Streptococcus yogenes 276 1 577 95 gi|530798 LysB [Bacteriophage phi-LC3] 90 72 287 5 2611 2441 gi|1333835 copS gene product [Streptococcus pyogenes] 90 78 290 1 1 708 gi|897795 30S ribosomal protein [Pediococcus 90 75 acidilactici] sp|P49668|RS2_PEDAC 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S2. 309 3 4401 1093 gnl|PID|e187579 DNA-directed RNA polymerase [Listeria 90 81 innocua] 367 22 9731 9513 pir|A02825|R5BS29 ribosomal protein L29 - Bacillus 90 76 stearothermophilus 452 4 2224 2508 gi|434759 ORF [Homo sapiens] 90 54 455 2 2776 323 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 90 77 623 1 3 221 gi|460259 enolase [Bacillus subtilis] 90 80 624 5 3612 5615 gnl|PID|e2O8213 DNA gyrase [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 90 81 853 2 752 282 gnl|PID|e13389 translation initiation factor IF3 (AA 1- 90 82 172) [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 966 1 1 462 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faccalis] 90 83 1 3 2596 2219 gi|1661195 elongation factor-Tu [Streptococcus 89 78 mutans] 1 5 4314 3556 gi|1644223 elongation factor G [Bacillus subtilis] 89 79 23 21 13990 14295 gi|466518 pduA [Salmonella typhimurium] 89 75 23 32 19927 20799 gnl|PID|e208211 DNA topoisomerase IV [Streptococcus 89 83 pneumoniae] 42 2 349 1989 gi|287871 groEL gene product [Lactococcus lactis] 89 79 45 15 11835 12167 gi|150554 surface exclusion protein [Plasmid pCF10] 89 68 53 2 685 1797 gnl|PID|e221213 ClpX protein [Bacillus subtilis] 89 81 86 4 3374 4024 gi|537286 triosephosphate isomerase [Lactococcus 89 78 lactis] 95 7 3677 5506 gi|912449 Na+ −ATPase alpha subunit [Enterococcus 89 80 hirae] 128 18 11348 11013 gi|466473 cellobiose phosphotransferase enzyme II′ 89 60 [Bacillus tearothermophilus] 132 1 180 2180 gi|153854 uvs402 protein [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 89 78 342 1 783 4 gi|1041115 TRAC [Plasmid pPD1] 89 79 367 23 10146 9691 sp|P14577|RL16_(—BAC) 50S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L16. 89 80 SU 367 27 12377 11541 gi|1165306 L2 [Bacillus subtilis] 89 79 435 4 2424 2215 gi|559863 clyA [Plasmid pA1] 89 89 466 3 1972 2736 gi|467328 adenylosuccinate synthetase [Bacillus 89 75 subtilis] 512 3 999 1607 gi|1477776 ClpP [Bacillus subtilis] 89 73 518 1 1 174 gi|786163 Ribosomal Protein L10 [Bacillus subtilis] 89 76 604 2 1000 713 gi|559861 clyM [Plasmid pAD1] 89 89 615 2 888 691 gi|467469 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 89 75 677 2 992 429 gi|1389732 S-adenosylmethionine synthetase [Bacillus 89 76 subtilis] 677 3 1315 950 gi|1020317 S-adenosylmethionine synthetase 89 73 [Staphylococcus aureus] 722 3 1102 1278 pir|PW0010|PW0010 translation elongation factor G - Bacillus 89 72 stearothermophilus (fragment) 850 1 464 3 gi|142521 deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase [Bacillus 89 72 subtilis]gnl|PID|e255102 deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase [Bacillus ubtilis] 17 5 3711 4751 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 88 72 37 5 3322 3717 gi|1216488 uncharacterized open reading frame; 88 75 hypothetical protein displaying similarity to a Bacillus subtilis hypothetical protein (Ylm [Streptococcus mutans] 39 6 2454 2630 sp|P49865|NTPR_ENT NTPR PROTEIN (FRAGMENT). 88 77 HR 48 3 1740 2666 gi|557492 dihydroxynapthoic acid (DHNA) synthetase 88 75 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|143186 dihydroxynapthoic acid (DHNA) synthetase [Bacillus ubtilis] 63 5 2753 3607 gi|1064814 homologous to sp:PHOP_BACSUB [Bacillus 88 77 subtilis] 86 2 1004 2047 gi|153763 plasmin receptor [Streptococcus pyogenes] 88 79 104 6 6431 6213 gi|431231 uracil permease [Bacillus caldolyticus] 88 60 110 19 18174 16891 gi|217040 acid glycoprotein [Streptococcus pyogenes] 88 72 145 10 9040 8834 gi|393268 29-kiloDalton protein [Streptococcus 88 71 pneumoniae]sp|P42362|P29K_STRPN 29 KD MEMBRANE PROTEIN IN PSAA 5′REGION ORF1). 151 1 1620 316 gi|143366 adenylosuccinate lyase (PUR-B) [Bacillus 88 78 subtilis] pir|C29326|WZBSDS adenylosuccinate lyase (EC 4.3.2.2) - Bacillus ubtilis 171 10 9676 10119 gi|1591672 phosphate transport system ATP-binding 88 63 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 190 3 1997 975 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 88 76 229 6 5712 5954 gi|143648 ribosomal protein L28 [Bacillus subtilis] 88 70 270 2 895 1869 gi|1303828 YqfJ p8 Bacillus subtilis] 88 75 275 7 3761 3552 gi|425474 SMDR1 [Schistosoma mansoni] 88 72 293 1 614 3 gi|1783246 highly homologous to many ATP-binding 88 80 transport proteins; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 367 1 485 72 gi|142464 ribosomal protein L17 [Bacillus subtilis] 88 76 367 5 2335 1961 gi|1044989 ribosomal protein S13 [Bacillus subtilis] 88 80 367 16 7887 7681 pir|S48688|S48688 ribosomal protein S14 - Bacillus 88 83 stearothermophilus 598 1 1006 23 gi|565287 transposase-like protein of PS3IS 88 66 [thermophilic bacterium PS3] pir|JC4292|JC4292 insertion sequence element 1341 - thermophilic acterium PS-3 600 3 1640 882 gi|763052 integrase [Bacteriophage T270] 88 68 669 1 2 514 gi|153801 enzyme scr-II [Streptococcus mutans] 88 75 808 2 624 394 gi|1574781 exodeoxyribonuclease V (recB) [Haemophilus 88 77 influenzae] 871 1 714 229 gi|1574120 branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase 88 79 [Haemophilus influenzae] 979 1 1 384 gnl|PID|e187579 DNA-directed RNA polymerase [Listeria 88 78 innocua] 983 1 34 282 gi|40026 homologous to E.coli gidA [Bacillus 88 78 subtilis] 47 5 6799 5810 gi|532204 prs [Listeria monocytogenes] 87 79 69 3 2033 750 gi|1377831 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 87 74 73 2 1432 167 gi|143434 Rho Factor [Bacillus subtilis] 87 76 76 5 2412 3740 gi|496283 lysin [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 87 75 88 3 1600 2016 gnl|PID|e137596 heat shock induced protein HtpO 87 75 [Lactobacillus leichmannii] 89 7 6003 5608 gi|1695686 pyruvate carboxylase [Bacillus 87 77 stearothermophilus] 93 1 283 119 gi|1124825 unknown protein [Chlamydia trachomatis] 87 56 104 1 2945 3 gnl|PID|e199387 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase 87 75 [Lactobacillus plantarum] 124 4 3191 2274 gi|995767 UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase 87 76 [Streptococcus pyogenes] 273 2 608 1108 gi|1184680 polynucleotide phosphorylase [Bacillus 87 76 subtilis] 293 2 1020 532 gi|153741 ATP-binding protein [Streptococcus mutans] 87 74 326 5 4534 3533 gi|143378 pyruvate decarboxylase (E-1) beta subunit 87 74 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|1377836 pyruvate decarboxylase E-1 beta subunit [Bacillus ubtilis] 334 3 3182 3340 pir|A36324|A36324 growth arrest-specific protein - mouse 87 50 337 1 1382 186 gi|308861 GTG start codon [Lactococcus lactis] 87 75 338 8 6925 5723 gi|149575 L(+)-lactate dehydrogenase [Lactobacillus 87 73 casei] sp|P00343|LDH_LACCA L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (EC 1.1.1.27). (SUB −326) 367 18 8782 8450 pir|A02819|R5BS24 ribosomal protein L24 - Bacillus 87 70 stearothermophilus 388 2 410 183 gnl|PID|e225674 unknown [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 87 75 440 1 466 1797 gi|520754 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 87 75 508 1 694 137 gi|496558 orfX [Bacillus subtilis] 87 73 654 3 530 802 pir|A47079|A47079 heat shock protein DnaJ - Lactococcus 87 70 lactis 18 1 3 413 gi|46912 ribosomal protein L13 [Staphylococcus 86 70 carnosus] 18 2 406 819 pir|S08564|R3BS9 ribosomal protein S9 - Bacillus 86 73 stearothermophilus 50 1 84 1148 gi|452398 threonine synthase [Bacillus sp.] 86 74 74 14 10547 10080 gi|1314299 ORF6; putative glutamyl-tRNA-transferase; 86 74 similar to glutamyl-tRNA-transferase from Bacillus subtilis [Listeria monocytogenes] 95 5 3176 3406 gi|487276 Na+ −ATPase subunit C [Enterococcus hirae] 86 62 114 8 9216 10313 gi|853776 peptide chain release factor 1 [Bacillus 86 69 subtilis] pir|S55437|S55437 peptide chain release factor 1 - Bacillus ubtilis 115 2 501 899 gi|551879 ORF 1 [Lactococcus lactis] 86 70 164 26 25639 25842 pir|S34762|S34762 L-serine dehydratase beta chain - 86 81 Clostridium sp 243 2 2143 1082 gi|143607 sporulation protein [Bacillus subtilis] 86 70 255 1 2 196 gi|755604 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 86 64 257 3 3565 983 gi|928832 0RF259; putative [Lactococcus lactis phage 86 66 BK5-T] 273 3 943 1314 gi|1184680 polynucleotide phosphorylase [Bacillus 86 65 subtilis] 288 2 554 1087 gi|153033 tagatose 6-phosphate isomerase 86 74 [Staphylococcus aureus] pir|B38158|B38158 galactose-6-phosphate isomerase 19K chain - taphylococcus aureus 327 7 5183 5722 gi|153569 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 86 71 345 7 5111 5620 gi|1314294 ORF1; putative 17 kDa protein [Listeria 86 63 monocytogenes) 350 3 1900 2781 gi|511015 dihydroorotate dehydrogenase A 86 73 [Lactococcus lactis] sp|P54321|PYDA_LACLC DIHYDROOROTATE DEHYDROCENASE A (EC 1.3.3.1) DIHYDROOROTATE OXIDASE A) (DHODEHASE A). 383 3 3328 4233 gi|1657517 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 86 59 367 25 11216 10851 gi|116538 L22 [Bacillus subtilis] 86 68 367 26 11534 11220 gi|1165307 S19 [Bacillus subtilis] 86 77 367 30 13995 13453 gi|1165303 L3 [Bacillus subtilis] 86 75 393 1 1 660 sp|P33898|G3P3_ECO GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE C 86 77 LI (EC 1.2.1.12) (GAPDH-C). 396 1 1 192 gi|944942 RipX [Bacillus subtilis] 86 77 438 3 1279 1560 gi|1001878 CspL protein [Listeria monocytogenes] 86 75 510 1 1008 199 gi|473795 ‘ORF’ [Escherichia coli] 86 71 510 2 1912 962 gi|473794 ‘ORF’ [Escherichia coli] 86 76 539 1 705 4 gi|467477 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 86 79 570 2 2069 1023 gi|881511 Ccpa protein [Lactobacillus casei] 86 72 654 2 240 575 pir|A47079|A47079 heat shock protein DnaJ - Lactococcus 86 77 lactis 677 1 431 102 gi|1389732 S-adenosylmethionine synthetase [Bacillus 86 80 subtilis] 984 1 1 147 pir|A56922|A56922 transcription factor shn - fruit fly 86 73 (Drosophila melanogaster) 5 11 7720 8487 gi|41015 aspartate-tRNA ligase [Escherichia coli] 85 71 34 2 2133 1711 gi|47828 pyruvate kinase [Bacillus 85 75 stearothermophilus] 97 4 2666 2517 pir|S39341|S3934l grpE protein - Lactococcus lactis 85 66 103 2 1263 946 gi|143364 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole carboxylase 85 68 I (PUR-E) [Bacillus ubtilis] 103 3 1465 1169 gi|143364 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole carboxylase 85 67 I (PUR-E) [Bacillus ubtilis] 129 3 2395 3258 gi|143766 (thrSv) (EC 6.1.1.3) [Bacillus subtilis] 85 67 129 4 3240 4445 gi|143766 (thrSv) (EC 6.1.1.3) [Bacillus subtilis] 85 78 188 1 86 1447 gnl|PID|e214721 glutamine synthetase [Staphylococcus 85 71 aureus] 217 3 673 1086 gi|520540 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 85 72 241 2 1715 1086 gi|495089 recombinase [Staphylococcus aureus] 85 68 285 2 712 993 gi|40014 pot. ORF 446 (aa 1-446) [Bacillus 85 77 subtilis] 293 3 1149 1595 gi|755604 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 85 66 300 2 2738 2220 gi|289261 comE ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 85 72 305 2 1853 2695 pir|S09411|S09411 spoIIIE protein - Bacillus subtilis 85 70 322 1 1 171 gi|153562 aspartate beta-semialdehyde dehydrogenase 85 67 (EC 1.2.1.11) Streptococcus mutans] 327 4 4056 4784 gi|153567 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 85 66 367 10 5417 4959 pir|A02795|R5BS15 ribosomal protein L15 - Bacillus 85 76 stearothermophilus 383 3 3168 2953 gnl|PID|e274577 csp [Lactobacillus plantarum] 85 79 404 3 3069 2101 gi|143402 recombination protein (ttg start codon) 85 72 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|1303923 RecN [Bacillus subtilis] 469 1 2 724 gi|508979 GTP-binding protein [Bacillus subtilis] 85 78 488 1 1 996 gi|532548 ORF15 [Enterococcus faecalis] 85 67 535 5 6468 4849 gi|634107 kdpB [Escherichia coli] 85 68 584 3 732 562 gi|467374 single strand DNA binding protein 85 75 [Bacillus subtilis]sp|P37455|SSB_BACSU SINGLE-STRAND BINDING PROTEIN (SSB) HELIX- DESTABILIZING PROTEIN). 695 1 78 500 gi|499384 orf189 [Bacillus subtilis] 85 75 836 1 1 357 gi|153801 enzyme scr-II [Streptococcus mutans] 85 69 17 20 17212 18813 gi|532548 ORF15 [Enterococcus faecalis] 84 68 23 31 18728 19987 gnl|PID|e208211 DNA topoisomerase IV [Streptococcus 84 68 pneumoniae] 34 3 3112 2144 gi|143312 6-phospho-1-fructokinase (gtg start codon; 84 69 EC 2.7.1.11) [Bacillus tearothermophilus] 36 1 1 1152 gi|1644223 elongation factor G [Bacillus subtilis] 84 73 49 12 6730 8190 gi|456319 74kDa protein [Bacteriophage FC1] 84 65 51 2 1379 1663 gi|468207 Submitter comments: A Mg2+ transporting P- 84 71 type ATPase highly omologous with mgtB ATPase at 80 min on Salmonella chromosome. ediates the influx of Mg2+ only. Transcription regulated by xtracellular Mg2+ [Salmonella typhimurium] 95 6 3330 3707 gi|487277 Na+ −ATPase subunit C [Enterococcus hirae] 84 64 104 5 6250 5459 gnl|PID|e199440 aspartate carbamoyltransferase, aspartate 84 65 transcarbamylase, carbamylaspartotranskinase [Lactobacillus plantarum] 105 6 4605 5273 gi|467411 recombination protein [Bacillus subtilis] 84 65 114 11 12278 12997 gi|556886 serine hydroxymethyltransferase [Bacillus 84 74 subtilis]pir|S49363|S49363 serine hydroxymethyltransferase - Bacillus ubtilis 117 2 705 1484 gi|580906 B.subtilis genes rpmH, rnpA, 50kd, gidA 84 70 and gidB [Bacillus subtilis] gi|467381 regulation of SpoOJ and 0rf283 (probable) [Bacillus ubtilis] 121 2 1274 2119 gi|290643 ATPase [Enterococcus hirae] 84 67 121 6 5016 5219 gi|153765 DNA polymerase I [Streptococcus 84 66 pneumoniae] 128 27 22456 20453 gi|437916 isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase [Staphylococcus 84 71 aureus] 130 1 2 133 gi|1237013 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 84 74 138 35 26712 25777 gi|143795 transfer RNA-Tyr synthetase [Bacillus 84 69 subtilis] 164 28 26378 27277 gnl|PID|e247026 orf6 [Lactobacillus sake] 84 72 171 1 158 2719 gi|499335 secA protein [Staphylococcus carnosus] 84 68 210 5 4870 3884 gi|950062 hypothetical yeast protein 1 [Mycoplasma 84 75 capricolum] pir|S48578|S48578 hypothetical protein - Mycoplasma capricolum SGC3) (fragment) 217 7 5222 3546 gi|143597 CTP synthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 84 68 243 1 1088 126 gi|143608 sporulation protein [Bacillus subtilis] 84 70 275 1 578 48 gi|1103865 formyl-tetrahydrofolate synthetase 84 72 [Streptococcus mutans] 281 1 333 698 gi|1303962 YqjK [Bacillus subtilis] 84 68 292 23 18340 18038 gi|142988 membrane transport protein [Bacillus 84 61 stearothermophilus] pir|A42478|A42478 glutamine transport protein glnQ - [Bacillus tearothermophilus] 309 2 1114 722 gi|1644219 RNA polymerase beta′ subunit [Bacillus 84 72 subtilis] 315 1 668 3 gi|149601 thymidylate synthase (EC 2.1.1.45) 84 72 [Lactobacillus casei] 334 6 5375 6862 gi|1354211 PET112-like protein [Bacillus subtilis] 84 71 338 10 7585 10479 gi|467444 transcription-repair coupling factor 84 68 [Bacillus subtilis] sp|P37474|MFD_BACSU TRANSCRIPTION-REPAIR COUPLING FACTOR (TRCF). 338 14 12713 13018 gi|467448 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 84 64 340 3 1068 2273 gi|40046 phosphoglucose isomerase A (AA 1-449) 84 69 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] ir|S15936|NUBSSA glucose-6-phosphate isornerase (EC 5.3.1.9) A - cillus stearothermophilus 375 2 1430 1780 gi|1402531 ORE10 [Enterococcus faecalis] 84 64 381 1 2 1279 gnl|PID|e208212 DNA topoisomerase IV [Streptococcus 84 67 pneumoniae] 421 1 5 151 gi|710632 beta-glucosidase [Bacillus subtilis] 84 73 421 3 1229 1465 gi|710632 beta-glucosidase [Bacillus subtilis] 84 65 445 1 1080 190 gi|46985 glucose-1-phosphate thymidylyltransferase 84 71 [Salmonella enterica] ir|S23342|S23342 hypothetical protein 6.1 - Salmonella choleraesuis p|P55254|RFBA_SALAN GLUCOSE- 1-PHOSPHATE THYMIDYLYLTRANSFERASE (EC 7.7.24) (DTDP-GLUCOSE SYNTHASE) (DTDP- GLUCOSE PYROPHOSPHO 466 9 10467 11006 gi|147403 mannose permease subunit II-P-Man 84 61 [Escherichia coli] 497 2 469 1680 gi|1220529 methyl transferase [Streptococcus 84 72 pneumoniae] 545 2 309 2171 gi|532548 ORF15 [Enterococcus faecalis] 84 68 550 5 2744 2265 gi|455528 ORF2 [Streptococcus thermophilus 84 54 bacteriophage] 637 5 2679 3545 gnl|PID|e236571 cell wall anchoring signal [Enterococcus 84 72 faecalis] 653 3 1023 736 gi|1408584 LtrC [Lactococcus lactis lactis] 84 72 674 1 763 254 gi|467452 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 84 66 788 1 165 500 gi|1196907 daunorubicin resistance protein 84 66 [Streptomyces peucetius] 675 1 1 621 gi|467470 lysyl-tRNA thynthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 83 71 763 2 374 640 gi|145851 envM [Escherichia coli] 83 61 774 1 658 2 gi|1256145 YbbP [Bacillus subtilis] 83 60 3 1 58 327 gi|312443 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase (glutamine- 82 70 hydrolysing) [Bacillus aldolyticus] 5 10 6389 7708 sp|P30053|SY_STREQ HISTIDYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE (EC 6.1.1.21) 82 71 (HISTIDINE--TRNA LIGASE) (HISRS). 27 4 1906 1145 gi|1303960 YgjI [Bacillus subtilis] 82 71 32 2 1333 965 gi|1303839 YqfR [Bacillus subtilis] 82 60 34 1 1643 324 gnl|PID|e218042 pyruvate kinase [Lactobacillus 82 68 delbrueckii] 55 9 4182 5054 gi|1685110 tetrahydrofolate 82 70 dehydrogenase/cyclohydrolase [Streptococcus thermophilus] 62 7 4644 4210 gi|143723 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 82 66 88 2 995 1624 gi|535349 CodW [Bacillus subtilis] 82 66 94 7 4790 3432 gi|1146247 asparaginyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 82 67 subtilis] 110 23 21590 20742 gi|467403 seryl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 82 69 114 7 8623 9228 gi|703442 thyrmidine kinase [Streptococcus gordonii] 82 68 123 6 4499 4996 gi|467356 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 82 68 130 3 1413 2381 gi|308851 ATP binding protein [Lactococcus lactis] 82 64 144 3 3292 2339 gnl|PID|e183449 putative ATP-binding protein of ABC-type 82 62 [Bacillus subtilis] 144 7 5331 5110 gi|335495 A23R; putative [Vaccinia virus] 82 47 159 4 2533 5010 gi|143148 transfer RNA-Leu synthetase [Bacillus 82 71 subtilis] 159 6 5845 5387 gi|467354 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 82 55 171 8 8510 9349 gi|1591672 phosphate transgport system ATP-binding 82 61 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 222 5 2158 3402 gi|143444 RNase PH [Bacillus subtilis] 82 66 254 6 1621 1112 gi|49316 ORF2 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 82 61 279 12 9839 8442 gi|1237019 Srb [Bacillus subtilis] 82 67 288 1 22 546 gi|149393 lacA [Lactococcus lactis] 82 73 345 8 5608 8118 gi|442360 ClpC adenosine triphosphatase [Bacillus 82 63 subtilis] 367 3 1472 1110 gi|142463 RNA polymerase alpha-core-subunit 82 75 [Bacillus subtilis] 367 9 4961 3660 gi|44073 SecY protein [Lactococcus lactis] 82 65 367 28 12719 12411 pir|A02815|R5BS23 ribosomal protein L23 - Bacillus 82 66 stearothermophilus 367 29 13330 12701 gi|1165304 L4 [Bacillus subtilis] 82 67 379 5 4396 3107 gi|887820 UUG start; possible frameshift at end? 82 71 [Escherichia coli] 393 2 1145 711 gi|1303993 YqkL [Bacillus subtilis] 82 67 416 1 3 650 gi|475113 sucrase [Pediococcus pentosaceus] 82 69 477 1 1 1209 gi|309663 signaling protein [Plasmid pCF10] 82 62 497 7 3760 4275 gi|532551 ORF18 [Enterococcus faecalis] 82 67 535 3 4275 1666 gi|1747434 KdpD [Clostridium acetobutylicum] 82 62 587 1 488 108 gi|1303840 YgfS [Bacillus subtilis] 82 71 623 2 122 1348 gi|460259 enolase [Bacillus subtilis] 82 67 656 1 1 1908 gi|1184680 polynucleotide phosphorylase [Bacillus 82 69 subtilis] 687 1 227 1252 gi|40218 PRPP synthetase (AA 1-317) [Bacillus 82 64 subtilis] 728 1 3 527 gi|1146183 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 82 65 741 1 3 704 gi|153804 sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase 82 66 [Streptococcus mutans] 846 1 458 3 gnl|PID|e221400 tex gene product [Bordetella pertussis] 82 76 865 1 18 308 gi|416006 orf CJ01.2 [Campylobacter jejuni] 82 57 876 1 207 689 gi|1064795 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 82 62 925 1 436 128 gi|1773195 hypothetical [Escherichia coli] 82 74 983 2 280 474 gi|40026 homologous to E.coli gidA [Bacillus 82 78 subtilis] 12 3 4778 5788 gi|1100074 tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase [Clostridium 81 68 longisporum] 31 4 2984 4456 gi|849026 hypothetical 54.6-kDa protein [Bacillus 81 68 subtilis] 34 6 6707 6910 gi|606067 ORF_f444 [Escherichia coli] 81 54 37 1 1 144 gi|1303854 YggG [Bacillus subtilis] 81 59 37 3 2671 1958 gi|40056 phoP gene product [Bacillus subtilis]81 61 57 3 1733 3220 gi|1657506 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 81 66 60 5 5564 4440 gi|143370 phosphoribosylpyrophosphate 81 63 amidotransferase (PUR-F; EC 2.4.2.14) Bacillus subtilis] 73 3 2706 1450 gi|853767 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1- 81 61 carboxyvinyltransferase [Bacillus ubtilis] 88 4 1977 2732 gnl|PID|e137596 heat shock induced protein HtpO 81 67 [Lactobacillus leichniannii] 88 5 2723 3040 gi|535350 CodX [Bacillus subtilis] 81 65 101 4 3091 2435 gi|1109687 ProZ [Bacillus subtilis] 81 60 101 7 5884 4661 gi|1109684 ProV [Bacillus subtilis] 81 64 101 9 7501 7965 gi|1001768 queuosine biosynthesis protein QueA 81 47 [Synechocystis sp.] 116 5 2766 3395 gi|1146234 dihydrodipicolinate reductase [Bacillus 81 66 subtilis] 121 5 4811 5074 gi|153765 DNA polymerase I [Streptococcus 81 64 pneumoniae] 121 7 5203 7488 gi|153765 DNA polymerase I [Streptococcus 81 70 pneumoniae] 127 5 5103 3826 gi|290561 o188 [Escherichia coli] 81 48 147 1 299 1279 gi|467462 cysteine synthetase A [Bacillus subtilis] 81 65 147 2 1370 1861 gnl|PID|e281583 hypothetical 16.4 kd protein [Bacillus 81 63 subtilis] 154 1 168 638 gi|149533 coniugated bile acid hydrolase 81 66 [Lactobacillus plantarum] 154 2 1074 1277 gnl|PID|e242898 aBIR [Lactococcus lactis] 81 59 158 14 13790 12324 gi|558559 pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase 81 71 [Bacillus subtilis] 164 5 2469 3035 gi|727436 putative 20-kDa protein [Lactococcus 81 61 lactis] 223 8 5293 6153 gn1|PID|e254976 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 81 66 238 1 185 937 gi|622991 mannitol transport protein [Bacillus 81 68 stearotherinophilus]sp|P50852 PTMB_BACST PTS SYSTEM, MANNITOL-SPECIFIC IIBC COMPONENT EIIBC-MTL) (MANNITOL-PERMEASE IIBC COMPONENT) (PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE NZYME II, BC COMPONENT) (EC 2.7.1.69) (EII-MTL). 276 7 3109 2819 pir|A41207|A41207 collagen 13, nonfibrillar - freshwater 81 77 sponge (Ephvdatia muelleri) (fragrnent) 307 2 1983 3617 gi|153742 dextran glucosidase [Streptococcus mutans] 81 69 322 2 122 286 gi|296147 Asd protein [Bacillus subtilis] 81 63 326 6 5352 4513 gi|40041 pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) 81 69 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] ir|S10798 DEBSPF pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) (EC 1.2.4.1) pha chain - Bacillus stearothermophilus 329 3 1774 1448 gi|1117994 surface antigen A variant precursor 81 72 [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 346 3 1056 1199 gi|536970 ORF_fS43 [Escherichia coli] 81 43 362 4 1131 2213 gi|1001826 cadmium-transporting ATPase [Synechocystis 81 64 sp.] 391 3 1345 575 gi|1184967 ScrR [Streptococcus mutans] 81 66 441 3 1873 3447 gi|1742675 Phosphotransferase system enzyme II (EC 81 64 2.7.1.69) MalX [Escherichia coli] 556 2 1062 493 gi|1553037 RecN [Bacillus subtilis] 81 66 710 2 361 816 gi|1303840 YgfS [Bacillus subtilis] 81 68 804 1 403 2 gi|149533 conjugated bile acid hydrolase 81 68 [Lactobacillus_plantarum] 5 7 3311 4255 gi|407881 stringent response-like protein 80 62 [Streptococcus equisimilis] pir|S39975|S39975 stringent response-like protein - Streptococcus quisimilis 17 10 8283 8438 gi|1326394 B0218.7 gene product [Caenorhabditis 80 53 elegans] 17 15 12258 12776 gi|532551 ORF18 [Enterococcus faecalis] 80 63 22 1 3 2180 gi|44027 Tma protein [Lactococcus lactis] 80 70 37 6 3707 5140 pir|B47154|B47154 signal recognition particle 54K chain 80 64 homolog Ffh - Bacillus subtilis 42 1 2 259 gi|1066157 chaperonin-10 [Thermus aquaticus 80 66 thermophilus] 49 16 11106 11309 gi|1136430 similar to hypothetical protein YM49959.11C 80 53 of S.cerevisiae. [Homo sapiens] 60 4 4465 3407 gi|143371 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole synthetase 80 62 (PUR-M) [Bacillus subtilis] pir|H29326|AJBSCL phosphoribosylformyiglycinamidine cyclo- ligase EC 6.3.3.1) Bacillus subtilis 60 9 9023 8745 pir|E29326|E29326 hypothetical protein (pur operon) - 80 50 Bacillus subtilis 66 1 1 783 gi|520753 DNA topoisornerase I [Bacillus subtilis] 80 66 80 3 2519 1821 gnl|PID|e236074 beta-phosphoglucomutase [Lactococcus 80 62 lactis] 83 9 6268 5378 gi|1070079 R08B4.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 80 72 89 18 19093 18845 gi|39451 type III restriction endonuclease 80 72 [Bacillus cereus] ir|S15518|JC1116 type III site-specific deoxyribonuclease (EC 1.21.5) - Bacillus cereus (fragment) 97 1 366 4 gi|148506 dnaJ [Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae] 80 70 107 2 1094 591 sp|P37214|ERA_STRM GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ERA HOMOLOG. 80 64 U 114 3 1474 5076 gi|43863 pyruvate-flavodoxin oxidoreductase 80 62 [Kiebsiella pneumoniae] ir|S01997|QQKBFP pyruvate (flavodoxin) dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.99.-) Klebsiella pneumoniae 117 3 1456 2367 gi|40031 spoOJ93 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 80 56 126 3 1857 709 gi|551854 ORF2 [Erwinia herbicola] 80 68 128 28 23265 22447 gi|437916 isoleucyl-tRNA synthetase [Staphylococcus 80 63 aureus] 133 10 9128 9856 gi|520844 orf4 [Bacillus subtilis] 80 63 158 4 3926 2703 gi|944943 phosphopentomutase [Bacillus subtilis] 80 64 172 5 3732 3920 sp|P20182|YT14_STR HYPOTHETICAL 29.1 KD PROTEIN IN TRANSPOSON 80 63 FR TN4556. 180 16 15548 16393 gi|1773200 hypothotical protein [Escherichia coli] 80 66 181 10 8597 7407 gi|143806 AroF [Bacillus subtilis] 80 64 194 4 1580 1957 gi|47394 5-oxoprolyl-peptidase [Streptococcus 80 66 pyogenes] 213 5 3515 4078 gnl|PID|e199384 pyrR gene product [Lactobacillus 80 65 plantarum] 217 11 7724 8395 gi|1561567 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 80 65 218 6 4843 5331 gi|1574120 branched-chain-amino-acid transaminase 80 64 [Haemophilus influenzae] 225 8 6092 5829 gi|530459 similar to phosphotransferase EII 80 52 [Mycoplasma capricolum] 229 2 1170 178 gi|1502419 P1sX [Bacillus subtilis] 80 59 243 3 2545 2150 gi|1732315 transport system permease homolog 80 64 [Listeria monocytogenes] 275 2 694 939 gi|1256629 cold-shock protein [Bacillus subtilis] 80 65 307 3 3607 3888 gi|1321625 exo-alpha-1, 4-glucosidase [Bacillus 80 73 stearothermophilus 322 3 284 1090 gi|142828 aspartate semialdehyde dehydrogenase 80 62 [Bacillus subtilis] sp|Q04797|DHAS_BACSU ASPARTATE- SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE (EC .2.1.11) (ASA DEHYDROGENASE). 349 1 2 616 gi|495089 recombinase [Staphylococcus aureus] 80 65 367 7 3511 2924 gi|44074 adenylate kinase [Lactococcus lactis] 80 64 386 7 4305 5306 gi|149396 lacD [Lactococcus lactis] 80 64 394 3 2642 3757 pir|B39096|B39096 alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) III 80 64 precursor - Bacillus subtilis 399 17 12070 13488 gi|1591862 oxaloacetate decarboxylase, alpha subunit 80 61 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 399 24 22979 24907 gi|40026 homologous to E.coli gidA [Bacillus 80 67 subtilis] 435 3 2217 2032 gi|559863 clyA [Plasmid pAD1] 80 78 466 1 3 1208 gi|467330 replicativo DNA helicaso [Bacillus 80 61 subtilis] 475 4 3402 2947 gi|532547 ORF14 [Enterococcus faecalis] 80 68 491 4 3844 4392 gi|473892 large-conductance mechanosensitive channel 80 56 [Escherichia coli] gi|473420 yhdC [Escherichia coli] 605 2 1252 338 gi|580875 ipa-57d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 80 69 615 1 760 14 gi|467469 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 80 66 668 1 117 587 pir|S16974|R5BS7F ribosomal protein L9 - Bacillus 80 71 stearothermophilus 684 2 694 464 gi|786314 Highly similar to Glycogen debranching 80 33 enzyme 4-alpha-glucanotransferase, Swiss Prot. accession number P35573) Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 767 1 1 480 gi|41828 istB gene product [Escherichia coli] 80 52 818 1 1 357 gi|743856 intrageneric coaggregation-relevant 80 66 adhesin [Streptococcus gordonii] 833 1 325 95 gi|1561567 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 80 68 934 1 394 56 gi|1001706 ABC transporter subunit [Synechocystis 80 63 sp.] 948 1 465 4 gi|1773196 similar to B. stearothermophilus N- 80 59 carbamyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase [Escherichia coli] 949 1 61 411 gi|1330380 Similar to cystathionine gamma-lyase 80 61 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 20 2 468 1262 gi|1256698 chitinase [Serratia marcescens] 79 67 22 3 2420 3238 gi|467460 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 79 59 24 1 39 1109 gi|1303821 YgfE [Bacillus subtilis] 79 61 26 1 214 873 gi|403984 deoxyguanosine kinase/deoxyadenosine 79 68 kinase(I) subunit Lactobacillus acidophilus] 47 8 10268 8106 gi|153657 mismatch repair protein [Streptococcus 79 63 pneumoniae] pir|A33589|A33589 mismatch repair protein hexB - Streptococcus neumoniae 48 9 9905 9198 gi|290566 f213 [Escherichia coli] 79 53 58 4 4677 3694 gi|1653179 hydrogenase subunit [Synechocystis sp.] 79 52 63 6 3605 5443 gi|1064813 homologous to sp:PHOR_BACSU [Bacillus 79 55 subtilis] 88 8 5493 4771 gnl|PID|e208252 unidentified [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 79 57 146 8 6649 5609 gi|153676 tagatose 1,6-aldolase [Streptococcus 79 63 mutans] 149 4 2554 1976 gi|1216490 DNA/pantothenate metabolism flavoprotein 79 64 [Streptococcus mutans] 158 2 1859 1143 gi|1276873 DeoD [Streptococcus thermophilus] 79 67 179 19 19022 18417 gi|467372 3′-exo-deoxyribonuclease [Bacillus 79 61 subtilis] 222 2 982 230 gi|142988 membrane transport protein [Bacillus 79 59 stearothemophilus] pir|A42478|A42478 glutamine transport protein glnQ - Bacillus tearothermophilus 228 6 4060 3401 gi|413950 ipa-26d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 79 55 229 3 3270 1219 gnl|PID|e186699 MmsA [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 79 62 238 7 5750 5100 gi|596046 L8003.16 gene product [Saccharomyces 79 55 cerevisiae] 269 10 6664 5489 gi|1303788 YgeH [Bacillus subtilis] 79 63 274 1 1 1143 gi|153062 helicase [Staphylococcus aureus] 79 65 290 9 7364 8779 gi|466882 pps1; B1496_c2_189 [Mycobacterium leprae] 79 64 292 22 18122 17595 gi|1303951 YgiZ [Bacillus subtilis] 79 61 316 3 864 2003 gi|1146207 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 79 58 326 2 1772 360 gi|40044 dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase [Bacillus 79 65 stearothermophilus] ir|S13839|813839 dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (EC 1.8.1.4) - cillus stearothermophilus 363 5 5738 7180 gi|1657519 hypothetical protein [Eseherichia coli] 79 63 367 11 5668 5447 gi|216337 ORE for L30 ribosmnal protein [Bacillus 79 63 subtilis] 375 5 4346 3393 gi|1644203 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 79 62 406 2 666 1481 gi|49316 ORF2 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 79 58 460 7 4973 5860 gi|1276664 acetyl-CoA carboxylase carboxytransferase 79 62 beta subunit [Porphyra purpurea] 486 1 380 3 gi|1256618 transport protein [Bacillus subtilis] 79 63 488 3 987 1997 gi|532547 ORE14 [Enterococcus faecalis] 79 69 500 2 1358 681 gi|535662 transposase [Insertion sequence IS1251] 79 75 523 3 1803 820 gi|142981 ORF5; This ORF includes a region (aa23- 79 62 103) containing a potential ron-sulphur centre homologous to a region of Rhodospirillum rubrum nd Chromatium vinosum; putative [Bacillus stearothermophilus] pir|PQ0299|PQ0299 hypothetical protein 5 (gidA 3′ region) - 552 2 2401 902 gi|887851 ORF_o479 [Escherichia coli] 79 63 587 2 622 434 gi|1303840 YgfS [Bacillus subtilis] 79 66 612 1 1 378 gi|1064791 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 79 56 654 1 2 286 pir|A47079|A47079 heat shock protein DnaJ - Lactococcus 79 75 lactis 701 2 325 534 gi|143793 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 79 63 caldotenax] 708 2 369 566 gi|488430 alcohol dehydrogenase 2 [Entamoeba 79 66 histolytica] 840 1 140 1078 gi|1573250 aspartate aminotransferase (aspC) 79 65 [Haemophilus influenzae] 5 9 5555 6049 gi|407880 ORF1 [Streptococcus equisimilis] 78 58 33 4 3755 4597 gi|1742846 NH(3)-dependent NAD(+) synthetase (EC 78 64 6.3.5.1) (Nitrogen-regulatory protein) [Escherichia coli] 60 7 8100 5854 gi|143369 phosphoribosylformyl glycinamidine 78 62 synthetase II (PUR-Q) [Bacillus ubtilis] 65 4 3407 2625 gi|1661179 high affinity branched chain amino acid 78 67 transport protein [Streptococcus mutans] 76 7 5760 4747 gi|1161061 dioxygenase [Methylobacterium extorguens] 78 62 81 11 7141 6824 gi|1072380 ORF3 [Lactococcus lactis] 78 67 83 5 2559 2843 gi|1256896 L9606.1 gene product [Saccharomyces 78 52 cerevisiae] 85 4 4298 3288 gi|142612 branched chain alpha-keto acid 78 61 dehydrogenase El-beta [Bacillus ubtilis] 85 8 6723 6307 gi|1303941 YqiV [Bacillus subtilis] 78 62 88 10 6477 6689 gi|222585 nucleocapsid protein [Sialodacryoadenitis 78 57 virus] 93 5 1838 2641 gi|405133 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 78 51 117 1 3 707 gi|40027 homologous to E.coli gidB [Bacillus 78 64 subtilis] 117 11 9624 8338 gi|467403 seryl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 78 63 132 2 2323 2024 gi|683484 fusion protein [Mumps virus] 78 63 133 3 2241 3413 gi|405622 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 78 63 150 2 568 1425 gnl|PID|e185373 ceuD gene product [Campylobacter coil] 78 52 155 2 604 1182 gi|285628 transcription antitermination factor NusG 78 61 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S39859|539859 transcription antitermination factor NusG - acillus subtilis 156 2 308 2629 gi|1573874 ATP-dependent protease binding subunit 78 59 (clpB) [Haemophilus influenzae] 158 3 2719 1868 gi|1638804 purine nucleoside phosphorylase [Bacillus 78 64 stearothermophilus] 160 5 2058 3050 gi|1161061 dioxygenase [Methylobacterium extorguens] 78 60 161 3 1466 3295 gnl|PID|e280490 unknown [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 78 62 169 1 2 2206 gi|1072361 pyruvate-formate-lyase [Clostridium 78 61 pasteurianum] 171 2 2833 3897 sp|P28367| PROBABLE PEPTIDE CHAIN RELEASE FACTOR 2 78 64 RF2_BACS (RF-2) (FRAGMENT). U 180 15 14851 15567 gi|1773199 hypothetical proteinh [Escherichia coli] 78 67 185 1 1142 3 pir|C33496|C33496 hisC homolog - Bacillus subtilis 78 59 188 3 1863 4178 gnl|PID|e256969 nifJ gene product [Enterobacter 78 62 agglomerans] 216 7 5136 5600 gnl|PID|e276830 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1- 78 60 carboxyvinyltransferase [Bacillus subtilis] 216 8 5531 6508 gnl|PID|e276830 UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 1- 78 63 carboxyvinyltransferase [Bacillus subtilis] 238 26 24515 25387 gi|396681 rhamnulose-1-phosphate aldolase 78 56 [Escherichia coli] 256 6 4189 6237 gi|467427 methionyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 78 67 subtills] 292 4 2063 2353 gi|1742823 Proton/sodium-glutamate symport protein 78 62 (Glutamate-aspartate carrier protein) [Escherichia coli] 305 1 268 1872 gi|143582 spoIIIEA protein [Bacillus subtilis] 78 58 337 2 2332 1448 gi|308861 GTG start codon [Lactococcus lactis] 78 63 338 2 606 1466 gi|1773142 similar to the 20.2kd protein in TETB-EXOA 78 66 region of B. subtilis [Escherichia coli] 362 1 109 429 gi|150719 cadmium resistance protein [Plasmid pI258] 78 51 379 3 2878 1922 gi|887824 ORF_o310 [Escherichia coli] 78 60 446 2 962 1636 gi|537235 Kenn Rudd identifies as gpmB [Escherichia 78 43 coli] 495 5 3038 3502 gi|634107 kdpB [Escherichia coli] 78 58 502 3 3077 1470 gi|1652592 peptide-chain-release factor 3 78 58 [Synechocystis sp.] 523 1 2 616 gi|289288 lexA [Bacillus subtilis] 78 59 571 1 99 365 gnl|PID|e249644 YneP [Bacillus subtilis] 78 65 573 3 1258 1971 gi|1731683 component II of heptaprenyl diphosphate 78 50 synthase [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 575 2 434 168 gi|58831 The experimental evidence that this 78 47 sequence codes for a complete gag otein is that transfection of the viral genome results in oduction of infectious virus [Cas-Br-E murine leukemia virus] p|P27460|GAG_MLVCB GAG POLYPROTEIN (CONTAINS: CORE PROTEIN P15; N 607 1 148 708 gi|530410 Ala-tRNA synthetase [Mycoplasma 78 63 capricolum] 655 2 300 899 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 78 60 [Escherichia coli] 704 1 181 2 gi|467430 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 78 63 708 1 1 378 gi|443985 alcohol dehydrogenase [Entamoeba 78 61 histolytica] 732 1 661 2 gi|1064791 function umknown [Bacillus subtilis] 78 55 785 1 2 679 gi|556014 DP-N-acetyl muramate-alanine ligase 78 59 [Bacillus subtilis] 786 1 2 172 gi|536992 SugES [Escherichia coli] 78 60 820 2 1602 1144 gi|153749 UDPglucose 4-epimerase [Streptococcus 78 60 thermophilus] pir|A44509|A44509 UDPglucose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2) - treptococcus thermophilus 887 1 337 2 gi|495046 tripeptidase [Lactococcus lactis] 78 70 970 2 395 234 gi|1652190 Fat protein [Synechocystis sp.] 78 51 4 7 6069 5656 gi|1573482 high affinity ribose transport protein 77 51 (rbsD) [Haemophilus influenzae] 45 16 12065 14047 gi|666069 orf2 gene product [Lactobacillus 77 51 leichmannii] 49 13 8199 9992 gnl|PID|e228615 homologous to yqcC of the skin element 77 59 [Bacillus subtilis] 60 2 2895 1300 gi|143373 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole carboxy 77 63 formyl ormyltransferase/inosine monophosphate cyclohydrolase (PUR-H(J)) Bacillus subtilis] 70 6 5118 3874 gi|912464 No definition line found [Escherichia 77 53 coli] 70 7 5172 5756 gi|288413 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) 77 65 [Corynebacterium glutamicum] pir|S32227|S32227 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) (EC 1.4.1.4) - orynebacterium glutamicum 74 10 7303 5864 gi|289284 cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 77 62 subtilis] 74 12 9559 8078 gi|289282 glutamyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 77 57 subtilis] 88 6 3013 3843 gi|535351 CodY [Bacillus subtilis] 77 57 89 6 5749 2510 gi|1695686 pyruvate carboxylase [Bacillus 77 62 stearothemophilus] 91 1 396 728 gi|1184044 L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-P 77 66 amidotransferase precursor [Thermus aguaticus thermophilus] 98 4 3992 5710 gi|984804 transmembrane protein [Bacillus subtilis] 77 56 124 1 2 940 gnl|PID|e199002 prolidase PepQ [Lactobacillus deibrueckii] 77 60 158 5 4845 4171 gi|435297 unknown [Lactococcus lactis] 77 48 162 6 7426 5882 gi|142992 glycerol kinase (glpK) (BC 2.7.1.30) 77 60 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|B45868|B45868 glycerol kinase (EC 2.7.1.30) - Bacillus subtilis sp|P18157|GLPK_BACSU GLYCEROL KINASE (EC 2.7.1.30) (ATP:GLYCEROL - PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE) (GLYCEROKINASE) (GK). 164 1 179 1102 gi|882532 ORF_o294 [Escherichia coli] 77 57 164 22 24158 23646 gi|1573564 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 77 36 171 6 6656 7639 gi|1303855 YggH [Bacillus subtilis] 77 59 171 9 9198 9683 gi|1591672 phosphate transport system ATP-binding 77 57 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 202 4 2967 3422 gi|147782 ruvA protein (gtg start) [Escherichia 77 50 coli] 202 6 3662 4693 gi|147783 ruvB protein [Escherichia coli] 77 58 213 1 3 1046 gi|1103865 formyl-tetrahydrofolate synthetase 77 63 [Streptococcus mutans] 217 10 6870 7742 gi|414014 ipa-90d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 77 50 223 5 4171 4902 gnl|PID|e254974 autolysin response regulator [Bacillus 77 55 subtilis] 223 7 5024 5473 gnl|PID|e254975 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 77 58 228 10 7747 6035 gi|467409 DNA polymerase III subunit [Bacillus 77 61 subtilis] 229 15 16711 14261 gnl|PID|e290286 priA [Bacillus subtilis] 77 62 232 3 1742 1437 gi|142708 comG3 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 77 50 238 25 23174 24511 pir|B48649|B48649 L-rhamnose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.14) 77 59 Escherichia coli 238 32 29472 28708 gi|451072 di-tripeptide transporter [Lactococcus 77 56 lactis] 244 4 3591 2809 gi|1773173 similar to M. jannaschii MJ0938 77 60 [Escherichia coli] 269 5 3890 3522 gi|1303793 YgeL [Bacillus subtilis] 77 55 276 6 2840 2328 pir|PC1127|PC1127 hypothetical 110 protein (lytA 5′ region) 77 50 - Lactococcus lactis phage US3 (fragment) 291 1 119 916 gi|556014 UDP-N-acetyl muramate-alanine ligase 77 63 [Bacillus subtilis] 304 2 941 2020 gnl|PID|e285001 CTORF239 [Staphylococcus aureus] 77 62 305 4 3618 4394 gi|709993 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 77 54 327 8 5697 6005 gi|153570 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 77 61 341 4 1206 1937 gi|1303951 YqiZ [Bacillus subtilis] 77 62 360 1 429 4 gi|897754 nonstructural protein NSP3 [Human 77 38 rotavirus] 362 3 541 1239 gi|1001826 cadmium-transporting ATPase [Synechocystis 77 60 sp.] 363 9 13917 12652 gi|1574390 C4-dicarboxylate transport protein 77 55 [Haemophilus influenzae] 367 14 7218 6679 pir|A02766|RSBS0F ribosomal protein L6 - Bacillus 77 63 stearothermophilus 386 8 5456 5776 gnl|PID|e281578 hypothetical 12.2 kd protein [Bacillus 77 61 subtilis] 394 4 3706 4167 pir|B39096|B39096 alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1) III 77 55 precursor - Bacillus subtilis 402 1 710 3 gi|533105 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 77 59 408 2 1357 584 gi|666983 putative ATP binding subunit [Bacillus 77 58 subtilis] 460 6 3562 4938 gi|1055246 biotin carboxylase [Bacillus subtilis] 77 60 466 7 8657 9253 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 77 61 [Escherichia coli] 475 5 3794 3234 gi|532547 ORF14 [Enterococcus faecalis] 77 68 498 1 1 603 gi|410137 ORFX13 [Bacillus subtilis] 77 58 515 1 107 574 gi|1303815 YgeY [Bacillus subtilis] 77 60 518 6 2980 4518 gi|1402515 membrane-spanning transporter protein 77 56 [Clostridium perfringens] 523 5 2527 2333 gi|149601 thymidylate synthase (EC 2.1.1.45) 77 66 [Lactobacillus casei] 526 2 1782 436 gi|1750124 xylose isomerase [Bacillus subtilis 77 62 552 7 6809 6135 gi|534045 antiterminator [Bacillus subtilis] 77 51 607 3 778 936 gi|1015321 alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Homo sapiens] 77 51 624 3 2289 2555 gnl|PID|e187971 orf121 gene product [Lactococcus lactis] 77 57 781 1 15 485 gi|580883 ipa-88d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 77 65 850 2 895 572 gi|142520 thioredoxin [Bacillus subtilis] 77 59 853 1 186 4 gi|39962 ribosomal protein L35 (AA 1-66) [Bacillus 77 66 stearothermophilus] ir|S05347|R5BS35 ribosomal protein L35 - Bacillus earothermophilus 944 1 2 172 gi|425467 transposase [Lactobacillus helveticus] 77 50 10 1 1 258 gnl|PID|e234078 hom [Lactococcus lactis] 76 63 12 4 7650 5842 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 76 57 17 29 29022 28153 gi|1500003 mutator mutT protein [Methanococcus 76 47 jannaschii] 23 15 8897 10285 gi|153960 ethanolamine ammonia-lyase (eutB) 76 64 [Salmonella typhimurium] pir|A36570|A36570 ethanolamine ammonia-lyase (EC 4.3.1.7) 55K chain Salmonella typhimurium 29 2 1024 500 gi|40011 ORF17 (AA 1-161) [Bacillus subtilis] 76 61 33 1 14 1552 gi|148304 beta-1,4-N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase 76 60 [Enterococcus hirae] pir|A42296|A42296 lysozyme 2 (EC 3.2.1.-) precursor - Enterococcus irae (ATCC 9790) 34 7 7432 6965 gi|44067 ORF1 C-terminal [Lactococcus lactis] 76 59 45 8 3708 4166 gi|1303698 BltD [Bacillus subtilis] 76 56 47 9 12849 10270 gi|1002520 MutS [Bacillus subtilis] 76 59 55 8 3614 4105 gi|1303915 YghZ [Bacillus subtilis] 76 53 55 11 6385 6642 gi|216583 ORF1 [Escherichia coli] 76 45 57 14 17283 16597 gi|1183887 integral membrane protein [Bacillus 76 56 subtilis] 59 6 3112 2426 gi|392872 repressor protein [Pasteurella multocida] 76 47 64 1 1242 46 gi|483941 blt gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 76 55 67 3 1370 2146 gnl|PID|e199390 orotate phosphoribosyltransferase 76 57 [Lactobacillus plantarum] 69 2 837 334 gi|1377831 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 76 57 70 1 164 1588 gi|895751 putative 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase 76 60 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S57762|S57762 probable 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase - Bacillus ubtilis 74 11 7826 7269 pir|E53402|E53402 serine O-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.30) - 76 54 Bacillus stearothermophilus 74 13 10073 9588 gi|289281 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 76 60 85 11 7809 7102 gi|457634 butyrate kinase [Clostridium 76 61 acetobutylicum] 94 8 6036 4801 gi|142538 aspartate aminotransferase [Bacillus sp.] 76 57 94 14 17174 12801 gi|40060 DNA polymerase III (AA 1-1437) [Bacillus 76 62 subtilis] p|P13267|DP3A_BACSU DNA POLYMERASE III, ALPHA CHAIN (EC 2.7.7.7). 94 15 19140 17407 gi|1573733 prolyl-tRNA synthetase (proS) [Haemophilus 76 54 influenzae] 95 1 1 1290 gi|472918 v-type Na-ATPase [Enterococcus hirae] 76 59 95 4 2367 3194 gi|487276 Na+ ″ATPase subunit C [Enterococcus hirae] 76 48 99 1 1 171 gi|1353874 unknown [Rhodobacter capsulatus] 76 52 100 5 5414 5064 gi|1591962 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 76 46 MJ1322 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 100 27 23165 21198 gi|216151 DNA polymerase (gene L; ttg start codon) 76 62 [Bacteriophage SPO2] gi|579197 SPO2 DNA polymerase (aa 1-648) [Bacteriophage SPO2] pir|A21498|DJBPS2 DNA-directed DNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.7) - phage PO2 106 1 1511 264 gi|1750108 YnbA [Bacillus subtilis] 76 61 116 4 2480 2854 gi|755602 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 76 60 116 6 3299 3625 gi|1146234 dihydrodipicolinate reductase [Bacillus 76 56 subtilis] 122 5 3029 3619 gi|467436 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 76 52 123 10 9109 10389 gi|1773196 similar to B. stearothermophilus N- 76 61 carbamyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase [Escherichia coli] 124 5 4087 3182 gi|974332 NAD(P)H-dependent dihydroxyacetone- 76 58 phosphate reductase [Bacillus ubtilis] 130 5 3341 4294 gi|308853 transmembrane protein [Lactococcus lactis] 76 55 132 3 2265 5117 gi[1673889 (AE000022) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 76 59 excinuclease ABC subunit A; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P07671, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 138 34 25849 25409 gi|143795 transfer RNA-Tyr synthetase [Bacillus 76 56 subtilis] 139 1 3 350 gnl|PID|e191395 mobilisation protein [Lactococcus lactis] 76 65 141 1 2 544 gi|662792 single-stranded DNA binding protein 76 64 [unidentified eubacterium] 155 9 7612 7058 gnl|PID|e247026 orf6 [Lactobacillus sake] 76 57 164 4 1889 2416 gi|727436 putative 20-kDa protein [Lactococcus 76 55 lactis] 181 5 3475 2288 gi|1147744 PSR [Enterococcus hirae] 76 53 181 8 6281 4986 gi|683583 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate 76 62 synthase [Lactococcus lactis] pir|S52580|S52580 3-phosphoshikirnate 1- carboxyvinyltransferase (EC .5.1.19) - Lactococcus lactis 197 7 7662 8102 gi|1783253 homologous to many ATP-binding transport 76 58 proteins; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 222 16 10780 11298 gi|1591856 hypothetical protein (SP:P15889) 76 64 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 229 1 1 138 gi|148316 NaH-antiporter protein [Enterococcus 76 47 hirae] 233 6 3946 3341 gi|1591652 hypothetical protein (SP:P31065) 76 60 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 238 2 844 1848 gi|622991 mannitol transport protein [Bacillus 76 64 stearothermophilus] sp|P508521|PTMB_BACST PTS SYSTEM, MANNITOL-SPECIFIC IIBC COMPONENT EIIBC-MTL) (MANNITOL- PERMEASE IIBC COMPONENT) (PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE NZYME II, BC COMPONENT) (EC 2.7.1.69) (EII-MTL). 238 9 7235 7957 gi|1592142 ABC transporter, probable ATP-binding 76 49 subunit [Methanococcus jannaschii] 249 2 543 1235 gi|143156 membrane bound protein [Bacillus subtilis] 76 45 262 3 4131 2692 gnl|PID|e281591 catalase [Bacillus subtilis] 76 65 265 1 2 400 gi|141858 replication-associated protein [Plasmid 76 52 pAD1] 271 13 8175 10844 gi|397973 Mg2+ transport ATPase [Salmonella 76 57 typhimurium] 323 4 4128 4568 gnl|PID|e249023 T19B10.3 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 76 60 329 5 3270 2560 gi|310631 ATP binding protein [Streptococcus 76 54 gordonii] 356 1 971 3 gi|971479 orf3 gene product [Lactobacillus 76 52 371 1 1564 944 gi|1750125 xylulose kinase [Bacillus subtilis] 76 57 375 6 5137 4238 gi|1644202 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 76 58 382 2 508 2769 gi|442360 ClpC adenosine triphosphatase [Bacillus 76 60 subtilis] 399 11 7811 8845 gi|1572970 acetate:SH-citrate lyase ligase (AMP) 76 54 [Haemophilus influenzae] 399 13 9126 10034 gi|1572968 citrate lyase beta chain (acyl lyase 76 57 subunit) (citE) [Haemophilus influenzae] 485 1 3 1262 gi|564018 dihydrofolate synthetase [Streptococcus 76 54 pneumoniae] 486 2 970 344 gi|1256617 adenine phosphoribosyltransferase 76 61 [Bacillus subtilis] 536 1 220 2 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 76 59 552 3 3969 2491 gi|882609 6-phospho-beta-glucosidase [Escherichia 76 63 coli 634 2 697 918 gi|1022725 unknown [Staphylococcus haemolyticus] 76 52 684 3 1191 688 gi|1256653 DNA-binding protein [Bacillus subtilis] 76 65 752 1 1111 929 gi|407907 ORF2 [Staphylococcus xylosus] 76 46 822 1 548 237 gi|144313 6.0 kd ORF [Plasmid ColE1] 76 73 923 1 2 421 gi|153843 trypsin-resistant surface T6 protein 76 57 (tee6) precursor [Streptococcus yogenes] 953 2 534 187 gi|1592339 hypothetical protein (PIR:S52522) 76 44 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 965 2 564 343 gi|1098898 CTRP [Plasmodium falciparum] 76 69 7 4 3754 4161 gi|495046 tripeptidase [Lactococcus lactis] 75 61 25 1 2 580 gi|1575577 DNA-binding response regulator [Thermotoga 75 57 maritima] 45 7 3090 3350 gi|1673663 (AE000003) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 75 35 E07_orf166 Protein [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 47 6 7526 6957 gi|1673843 (AE000019) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, pilB 75 58 homolog; similar to GenBank Accession Number E64124, from H. influenzae [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 51 1 15 1520 sp|P39168|ATM_ECO MG(2+) TRANSPORT ATPASE, P-TYPE 1 (EC 75 58 LI 3.6.1.-). 54 11 3761 3579 gi|1504026 similar to C.elegans protein (Z37093) 75 56 [Homo sapiens] 55 5 1648 2562 gi|1303901 YghT [Bacillus subtilis] 75 58 56 8 5873 5358 gi|895749 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 75 49 enzyme II″ [Bacillus ubtilis] 58 2 2707 1916 gi|1658403 formate dehydrogenase alpha subunit 75 58 [Moorella thermoacetica] 71 1 110 1429 gi|1304007 LysA [Bacillus subtilis] 75 58 74 5 3436 3074 gi|467433 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 75 61 74 8 5491 4631 gi|467483 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 75 60 77 1 3 992 gi|1653966 47 kD protein [Synechocystis sp.] 75 34 81 1 26 862 gi|1064809 homologous to sp:HTRA_ECOLI [Bacillus 75 55 subtilis] 89 11 11651 9801 gi|1573881 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 75 51 96 3 2521 1643 gi|1531619 NodB [Rhizobium sp.] 75 54 98 9 11494 10199 gi|1573043 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 75 53 110 12 11326 10283 gi|1184121 auxin-induced protein [Vigna radiata] 75 51 117 13 11200 9944 gi|457635 vancomycin histidine protein kinase 75 51 [Enterococcus faecium] gi|801884 vanS [Transposon Tn1546] 122 6 3812 5206 gi|467439 temperature sensitive cell division 75 59 [Bacillus subtilis] 128 12 8262 7921 gi|466473 cellobiose phosphotransferase enzyme II′ 75 48 [Bacillus tearothermophilus] 128 38 31848 30733 gi|216300 peptidoglycan synthesis enzyme [Bacillus 75 56 subtilis] sp|P37585 MURG_BACSU MURO PROTEIN UPD-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE--N- ACETYLMURAMYL- PENTAPEPTIDE) PYROPHOSPHORYL-UNDECAPRENOL N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE RANSFERASE). 129 2 1916 2134 gnl|PID|e267624 Unknown, highly similar to Pseudomonas 75 47 putida 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase [Bacillus subtilis] 130 4 2375 3343 gi|495179 transmembrane protein [Lactococcus lactis] 75 55 133 1 3 1514 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 75 54 158 13 12326 11634 gi|809660 deoxyribose-phosphate aldolase [Bacillus 75 66 subtilis] pir|S49455|S49455 deoxyribose- phosphate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.4) - acillus subtilis 162 13 14285 12543 gi|1653222 cation-transporting ATPase PacL 75 60 [Synechocystis sp.] 170 2 1280 921 sp|P07999|DHGB_BAC GLUCOSE 1-DEHYDROGENASE B (EC 1.1.1.47). 75 62 ME 171 7 7618 8523 gi|1303856 YagI [Bacillus subtilisi 75 52 179 14 14668 15255 gi|457177 alkyl hydroperoxide reductase [Salmonella 75 55 typhimurium] sp|P19479|AHPC_SALTY ALKYL HYDROPEROXIDE REDUCTASE C22 PROTEIN (EC .6.4.-). {SUB 2-187)} 181 6 4470 3604 gi|683585 prephenate dehydratase [Lactococcus 75 49 lactis] 191 1 183 560 gnl|PID|e261991 putative orf [Bacillus subtilis] 75 57 197 3 2117 3592 gi|1783250 h omologous to cytochrome d ubiquinol 75 60 oxidase subunit I; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 215 3 2545 2201 gn|PID|e284996 ORF136 [Staphylococcus aureus] 75 54 216 1 2 256 gi|153570 H+ ATPase [Enterococcus faecalis] 75 53 223 4 2406 4193 gi|862312 lytS gene product [Staphylococcus aureus] 75 56 227 5 3004 3567 gi|144729 butanol dehydrogenase [Clostridium 75 53 acetobutylicum] sp|Q04944|ADHA_CLOAB NADH- DEPENDENT BUTANOL DEHYDROGENASE A (EC .1.1.-) (BDH I). 228 9 6032 5700 gi|467410 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 75 59 229 16 17081 16848 gi|207398 tropomyosin T class IVd alpha-3 [Rattus 75 42 norvegicus] 238 8 6038 7237 gi|141927 czcB gene product [Alcaligenes eutrophus] 75 39 244 10 7795 7460 gi|467419 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 75 56 247 1 7 1431 gi|577569 PepV [Lactobacillus delbrueckii] 75 54 250 5 3416 3201 gi|1580783 sperm receptor [Strongylocentrotus 75 50 purpuratus 256 1 2 562 gi|709991 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 75 56 262 2 1031 2479 gi|142783 DNA photolyase [Bacillus firmus] 75 59 263 1 222 890 gi|148304 beta-1,4-N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase 75 60 [Enterococcus hirae] pir|A42296|A42296 lysozyme 2 (EC 3.2.1.-) precursor - Enterococcus irae (ATCC 9790) 266 5 2224 1982 gnl|PID|e253211 ORF YDLO65c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 75 50 269 2 1477 707 gi|1736647 ORF_ID:o347#4; similar to [SwissProt 75 61 Accession Number P44634] [Escherichia coli] 276 11 7415 4593 gnl|PID|e221269 tail protein [Bacteriophage CP-1] 75 54 279 17 14992 14651 gi|1389549 ORF3 [Bacillus subtilis] 75 61 292 11 7829 8470 gi|160693 sporozoite surface protein [Plasmodium 75 50 yoelii] 295 2 489 1157 gi|533099 endonuclease III [Bacillus subtilis] 75 59 307 4 3804 4889 gi|1321625 exo-alpha-1, 4-glucosidase [Bacillus 75 60 stearothermophilus] 322 4 1088 1996 gi|310303 mosA [Rhizobium meliloti] 75 63 331 1 1 294 gi[1016092 ribosomal protein S14 [Cyanophora 75 57 paradoxa] 334 7 6860 7969 gi|409286 bmrU [Bacillus subtilis] 75 45 340 1 3 743 gi|288413 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) 75 60 [Corynebacterium glutamicum] pir|S32227|S32227 glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP+) (EC 1.4.1.4) - orynebacterium glutamicum 343 2 1497 778 gi|46602 putative transposase (AA 1 - 224) 75 54 [Staphylococcus aureus] ir|S12093|S12093 probable IS431mec protein - Staphylococcus aureus p|P19380|TRA2_STAAU TRANSPOSASE FOR INSERTION SEQUENCE-LIKE ELEMENT 431MEC. 372 3 865 1629 gi|146282 gut operon repressor (gutR) [Escherichia 75 58 coli] 372 7 6614 5307 gnl|PID|e255128 trigger factor [Bacillus subtilis] 75 62 387 3 1721 1353 gi|580902 ORF6 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 75 53 399 30 28774 29805 gi|146278 glucitol-specific enzyme II (gutA) 75 61 [Escherichia coli] pir|A26725|WQEC2S phosphotransferase system enzyme II (EC .7.1.69), sorbitol-specific, factor II - Escherichia coli sp|P05705|PTHB_ECOLI PTS SYSTEM, GLUCITOL/SORBITOL-SPECIFIC IIBC OMPONENT (EIIBC-GUT) 399 33 31077 32768 gi|517205 67 kDa Myosin-crossreactive streptococcal 75 59 antigen [Streptococcus yogenes] 404 6 4994 4332 gi|1303921 YqiF [Bacillus subtilis] 75 64 404 7 4984 4829 gi|1303921 YgiF [Bacillus subtilis] 75 60 419 1 320 3 gi|496283 lysin [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 75 67 431 3 1139 759 sp|P46351|YZGD_BAC HYPOTHETICAL 45.4 KD PROTEIN IN THIAMINASE 75 60 SU I 5′REGION. 473 1 166 2 gnl|PID|e229299 R04D3.8[Caenorhabditis elegans] 75 35 481 1 1 351 gi|1573766 phosphoglyceromutase (gpmA) [Haemophilus 75 64 influenzae] 492 1 440 3 gi|806487 ORF211; putative [Lactococcus lactis] 75 57 595 1 705 181 gi|147485 queA [Escherichia coli] 75 51 619 2 879 319 gi|1063246 low homology to P14 protein of Heamophilus 75 59 influenzar and 14.2 kDa protein of Escherichia coli [Bacillus subtilis] 663 1 15 1544 gi|475112 enzyme IIabc [Pediococcus pentosaceus] 75 54 701 4 662 946 gi|143793 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus 75 60 caldotenax] 719 1 970 419 gi|727436 putative 20-kDa protein [Lactococcus 75 56 lactis] 886 1 101 409 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 75 59 939 1 403 191 gi|425467 transposase [Lactobacillus helveticus] 75 53 984 2 66 227 gi|1652190 Fat protein [Synechocystis sp.] 75 48 17 2 2592 2924 gi|532556 ORF23 [Enterococcus faecalis] 74 53 17 25 24449 25639 gi|1458228 mutY homolog [Homo sapiens] 74 50 21 7 4729 5229 gi|726320 putative protein of unknown function 74 57 encoded by the IS200-like lement [Yersinia pestis] 32 9 5819 4488 gi|1498962 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 74 41 MJ0188 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 38 1 707 3 gi|142152 sulfate permease (gtg start codon) 74 53 [Synechococcus PCC6301] pir|A30301|GRYCS7 sulfate transport protein - Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942) 44 1 1 927 gi|1377823 aminopeptidase [Bacillus subtilis] 74 63 60 8 8747 8070 gi|143368 phosphoribosylformyl glycinamidine 74 63 synthetase I (PUR-L; gtg start odon) [Bacillus subtilis] 72 8 7388 7119 gnl|PID|e209004 glutaredoxin-like protein [Lactococcus 74 53 lactis] 91 4 1031 2257 gi|726480 L-glutamine-D-fructose-6-phosphate 74 58 amidotransferase [Bacillus ubtilis] 105 7 5553 5855 gi|467418 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 74 63 110 18 16903 15842 gi|45288 arcB (AA 11336) [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 74 57 112 3 1112 636 gi|887824 ORF_o310 [Esoherichia coli] 74 53 123 8 6105 7619 gi|1773191 similar to Pseudomonas sp. ORF5 74 60 [Escherichia coli] 128 1 2 1315 gi|143961 pyruvate phosphate dikinase [Clostridium 74 58 symbiosum] pir|A36231|KIQAPO pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase (EC 2.7.9.1) - lostridium symbiosum 128 26 18866 20401 gi|1303961 YgjJ [Bacillus subtilis] 74 57 150 5 4653 5303 gi|495046 tripeptidase [Lactococcus lactis] 74 53 159 8 7500 6850 gi|581098 GlnQ (AA 1-240); gtg start [Escherichia 74 53 coli ] 179 1 1259 57 gi|537080 ribonucleoside triphosphate reductase 74 62 [Escherichia coli] pir|A47331|A47331 oxygen-sensitive ribonucleoside- triphosphate eductase (BC 1.17.4.-)- Escherichia coli 183 2 1669 224 gi|1146200 DNA or RNA helicase, DNA-dependent ATPase 74 53 [Bacillus subtilis] 213 4 2265 3200 gi|1373157 orf-X; hypothetical protein; Method: 74 63 conceptual translation supplied by author [Bacillus subtilis] 229 13 13774 12806 gnl|PID|e290288 Met-tRNAi formyl transferase [Bacillus 74 55 subtilis] 238 31 28648 28052 gi|451072 di-tripeptide transporter [Lactococcus 74 56 244 8 6409 5552 gi|467422 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 74 60 249 1 7 411 gi|1591758 diaminopimelate epimerase [Methanococcus 74 51 jannaschii] 270 3 1832 3955 gi|1303829 YgfK [Bacillus subtilis] 74 55 276 3 1668 1357 gi|496282 holin [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 74 54 288 9 5807 5076 gi|530063 glycerol uptake facilitator [Streptococcus 74 60 pneumoniae] sp|P52281|GLPF_STRPN GLYCEROL UPTAKE FACILITATOR PROTEIN. 292 21 16780 17547 gi|1573646 Mg(2+) transport ATPase protein C (mgtC) 74 42 (SP:P22037) [Haemophilus influenzae] 297 1 682 11 gnl|PID|e255093 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 74 54 298 3 3562 3095 gi|1303970 YqjS [Bacillus subtilis] 74 46 321 10 5081 6028 pir|A32950|A32950 probable reductase protein - Leishmania 74 56 major 327 2 904 3285 gi|1573876 virulence associated protein homolog 74 53 (vacB) [Haemophilus influenzae] 334 5 3942 5432 gi|1652678 amidase [Synechocystis sp.] 74 57 341 13 13007 12069 gi|39881 ORF 311 (AA 1-311) [Bacillus subtilis] 74 53 362 7 3529 5274 gnl|PID|e255093 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 74 58 376 3 1282 2346 gi|1773090 transfer RNA-guanine transglycosylase 74 59 [Escherichia coli] 421 2 48 1400 gi|710632 beta-glucosidase [Bacillus subtilis] 74 58 471 1 815 3 gi|854234 cymG geno product [Klebsiella oxytoca] 74 53 480 2 263 607 gi|1303994 YgkM [Bacillus subtilis] 74 48 518 7 4409 5002 gi|145821 EBG enzyme alpha subunit [Escherichia 74 47 coli] 539 8 6607 7179 gi[1165295 D3703.8p [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 74 57 542 1 750 4 gi[1064810 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 74 56 559 1 1204 5 gi|43821 nifJ protein (AA 1-1171) [Klebsiella 74 58 pneumoniae] p|P03833|NIFJ_KLEPN PYRUVATE- FLAVODOXIN OXIDOREDUCTASE (BC -.-.-) 579 3 1373 1624 gi[1237013 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 74 46 624 4 2518 3669 gi[467394 recombination protein [Bacillus subtilis] 74 56 688 1 623 3 gi[662880 novel hemolytic factor [Bacillus cereus] 74 48 763 1 106 441 gi|153955 envM protein [Salmonella typhimurium] 74 46 811 1 3 158 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 74 57 852 1 2 601 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 74 53 935 1 976 2 gi|467403 seryl-tRNA synthetase [Bacillus subtilis] 74 59 22 2 2178 2471 gi|467460 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 73 61 24 2 1126 3150 gi|1303822 YqfF [Bacillus subtilis] 73 54 33 6 6638 6970 gi|536971 ORF_o76 [Esoherichia coli] 73 56 48 1 621 1241 gnl|PID|e274111 aggregation promoting protein 73 67 [Lactobacillus gasseri] 48 6 5327 7225 gi|1185289 2-succinyl-6-hydroxy-2,4-cyclohexadiene-1- 73 56 carboxylate synthase [Bacillus subtilis] 50 2 1097 2008 gi|1498295 homoserine kinase homolog [Streptococcus 73 55 pneumoniae] 52 4 2793 4334 gi|473902 alpha-acetolactate synthase [Lactococcus 73 59 lactis] 55 1 1 261 gi|396365 alternate name yjbA [Escherichia coli] 73 36 60 6 5935 5549 gi|551881 amidophosphoribosyltransferase 73 57 [Lactobacillus casei] pir|PC1136|PC1136 purF protein - Lactobacillus casei (fragment) sp|P35853|PUR1_LACCA AMIDOPHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFEFASE (SC 2.4.2.14) GLUTAMINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLPYROPHOSPHATE AMIDOTRANSFERASE) (ATASE) FRAGMENT 74 2 477 1355 gnl|PID|e233567 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 73 54 81 19 14213 13845 gi|606073 ORF_o169 [Escherichia coli] 73 52 93 7 2861 4075 gi|405134 acetate kinase [Bacillus subtilis] 73 56 100 1 1057 2 gi|1353561 ORF44 [Bacteriophage rlt] 73 52 100 41 28872 28627 gi|188492 heat shock-induced protein [Homo sapiens] 73 42 104 4 5558 5274 gi|312440 aspartate carbamoyltransferase [Bacillus 73 55 caldolyticus] pir|S34318|S34318 aspartate carbamoyltransferase (EC 2.1.3.2) - acillus caldolyticus 119 5 3264 3638 gi|473707 positive regulator for virulence factors 73 39 [Clostridium perfringens] 123 17 16156 15665 gi|1303703 YrkD [Bacillus subtilis] 73 37 123 18 16133 16465 gi|1303893 YghL [Bacillus subtilis] 73 43 124 3 2165 1722 gi|486661 TMnm related protein [Saccharomyces 73 45 cerevisiae] 127 6 5778 5101 gi|290561 o188 [Escherichia coli] 73 48 128 10 6896 7201 pir|S37387|s37387 internalin A precursor - Listeria 73 53 monocytogenes 137 2 980 1954 gi|1276882 EpsI [Streptococcus thermophilus] 73 56 141 3 942 2777 gi|467336 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 73 49 146 7 5611 4739 gi|149395 lacC [Lactococcus lactis] 73 56 154 6 3566 4621 gi|1354775 pfoS/R [Treponema pallidum] 73 46 155 8 7136 6726 gnl|PID|e247026 orf6 [Lactobacillus sake] 73 61 158 8 8693 7119 gi|1674275 (AE000056) Mycoplasma pneumonlae, 73 45 hypothetical ABC transporter (yjcW) homolog; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P32721, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 162 4 4039 3305 gi|142997 glycerol uptake facilitator [Bacillus 73 55 subtilis] 165 4 3962 3105 gi|882736 ORFf278 [Escherichia coli] 73 58 171 3 3952 4689 gnl|PID|e63527 FtsE [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 73 56 171 5 5673 6596 gi|1303854 YqgG [Bacillus subtilis] 73 59 179 9 9302 10414 gnl|PID|e254984 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 73 55 180 1 24 1151 gi|43985 nifS-like gene [Lactobacillus delbrueckii] 73 56 181 12 10036 9674 gnl|PID|e220317 chorismate mutase [Staphylococcus xylosus] 73 50 181 13 10713 10003 gi|39813 phospho-2-dehydro-3-deoxyheptonate 73 56 aldolase [Bacillus subtilis] ir|S21418|S21418 phospho-2-dehydro-3- deoxyheptonate aldolase (EC 1.2.15) - Bacillus subtilis 183 3 2716 1667 gi|1146199 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 73 36 198 1 869 108 gi|142854 homologous to E. coli radC gene product 73 47 and to unidentified protein rom Staphylococcus aureus [Bacillus subtilis] 210 1 956 3 gnl|PID|e281310 acetyl coenzyme A acetyltransferase 73 54 (thiolase) [Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum] 230 1 1 171 gi|304143 S-layer protein [Bacillus circulans] 73 46 235 1 715 2 gi|1732315 transport system permease homolog 73 49 [Listeria monocytogenes] 235 2 888 676 gi|551726 sporulation protein [Bacillus subtilis] 73 54 242 4 3290 3517 gnl|PID|e236570 orf6 gene product [Enterococcus faecalis] 73 30 242 8 5914 6492 gi|1742340 HipB protein. [Escherichia coli] 73 49 250 3 3037 2411 gi|1174238 TipB [Pseudomonas fluorescens] 73 57 254 5 1124 792 gi|580900 ORF3 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 73 52 269 9 5507 5154 gi|1303790 YqeI [Bacillus subtilis] 73 60 269 12 7989 7345 gi|285621 undefined open reading frame [Bacillus 73 54 stearothermophilus] 284 1 1 915 gi|455528 ORF2 [Streptococcus thermophilus 73 54 bacteriophage] 290 3 1932 2678 gnl|PID|e248883 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 73 57 295 8 4521 4739 gi|145478 putative [Escherichia coli] 73 56 296 1 2 1846 gnl|PID|e249642 transketolase [Bacillus subtilis] 73 59 310 4 3488 3036 gi|1591900 nucleoside diphosphate kinase 73 48 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 313 1 17 778 gi|1658371 cyclic beta-1,2-glucan modification 73 60 protein [Rhizobium meliloti] 314 3 2642 2067 gi|1330343 C34D4.12 gene product [Caenorhabditis 73 56 elegans 325 1 492 4 gi|407908 EIIscr [Staphylococcus xylosus] 73 56 345 19 20549 21901 gi|443691 glutathione reductase [Streptococcus 73 59 thermophilus] 359 4 3280 2252 gi|1001478 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 73 50 374 1 884 3 gi|435123 PacL [Synechococcus sp.] 73 58 379 6 5676 4339 gi|887822 possible frameshift at end to join to next 73 57 ORF? [Escherichia coli] 383 4 3815 3387 gi|1651732 mutator MutT protein [Synechocystis sp.] 73 52 392 4 3454 5202 gi|294587 minimal change nephritis transmembrane 73 56 glycoprotein [Rattus orvegicus] 394 5 4267 5250 gi|49011 amidinotransferase II [Streptomyces 73 42 griseus] 395 10 4252 4608 gi|1591139 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 73 48 MJ0435 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 397 1 885 4 gnl|PID|e249658 GriA [Bacillus subtilis] 73 56 399 15 10007 11569 gi|565619 citrate lyase alpha-subunit [Klebsiella 73 54 pneumoniae] pir|S60776|560776 citrate (pro-3S)-lyase (EC 4.1.3.6) alpha chain - lebsiella pneumoniae 416 2 660 1649 gi|475114 regulatory protein [Pediococcus 73 50 pentosaceus] 436 6 4124 3540 gi|727436 putative 20-kDa protein [Lactococcus 73 53 lactis] 446 3 1618 4260 gi|882711 exonuclease V alpha-subunit [Escherichia 73 48 coli] 462 1 819 43 gi|1399011 immunogenic secreted protein precursor 73 63 (Streptococcus pyogenes ] 482 5 3181 2501 gi|1072419 glcB gene product [Staphylococcus 73 55 carnosus] 495 4 1340 3031 gi|146547 kdpA [Escherichia coli] 73 55 523 4 2354 1821 pir|A00392|RDSODF dihydrofolate reductase (EC 1.5.1.3) - 73 54 Enterococcus faecium 543 5 3099 2893 gi|19743 nsGRP-2 [Nicotiana sylvestris] 73 53 567 1 9 740 gi|1147601 cyclophilin isoform 4 [Caenorhabditis 73 54 elegans] 629 1 945 4 gi|1006620 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 73 46 714 2 344 556 gi|1045872 ATP-binding protein [Mycoplasma 73 61 genitalium] 747 1 320 3 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 73 56 764 1 3 515 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 73 50 766 1 683 3 gi|1673788 (AE000015) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 73 52 fructose-bisphosphate aldolase; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P13243, from B. subtilis [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 880 1 198 4 gi|309661 regulatory protein [Plasmid pCF10] 73 50 897 1 3 170 gi|807976 unknown [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 73 57 5 1 223 2 gnl|PID|e255315 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 72 56 8 5 4158 4799 gi|587088 shikimate kinase [Bacillus subtilis] 72 54 19 6 2600 2833 gi|34844 embryonic myosin heavy chain (AA 1 - 1940) 72 38 [Homo sapiens] ir|S04090|S04090 myosin heavy chain, skeletal muscle, embryonic - man 19 25 12872 14605 gnl|PID|e242896 orf5 [Bacteriophage A2] 72 52 21 4 2777 2598 gi|54115 skeletal muscle chloride channel [Mus 72 45 musculus domesticus] 23 7 3702 4847 gi|144714 NADPH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase 72 48 [Clostridium acetobutylicum] pir|JU0053|JJU0053 NADPH-dependent butanol dehydrogenase - lostridium acetobutylicum 32 1 1073 3 gi|1303839 YqfR [Bacillus subtilis] 72 50 39 8 4137 3244 pir|A32950|A32950 probable reductase protein - Leishmania 72 55 major 43 3 969 1919 gi|290494 o287 [Escherichia coli] 72 46 45 2 911 1567 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 72 50 55 6 2549 2896 gi|755602 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 72 51 55 7 3178 3660 gi|1303914 YghY [Bacillus subtilis] 72 49 60 1 1302 34 gi|143374 phosphoribosyl glycinamide synthetase 72 59 (PUR-D; gtg start codon) Bacillus subtilis] 60 3 3422 2838 gi|143372 phosphoribosyl glycinamide 72 48 formyltransferase (PUR-N) [Bacillus ubtilis] 60 10 9771 9010 gi|143367 phosphoribosyl aminoidazole 72 57 succinocarboxamide synthetase (PUR-C; tg start codon) [Bacillus subtilis] 70 5 3615 3833 sp|P43672|YCBH_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 14.4 KD PROTEIN IN PYRD-PQIA 72 48 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 79 2 632 841 gi|1652343 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 72 47 85 2 1843 770 gi|1354775 pfoS/R [Treponema pallidum] 72 45 87 1 2 745 gi|42029 ORF1 gene product [Escherichia coli] 72 47 88 1 124 1047 gi|535348 CodV [Bacillus subtilis] 72 50 88 7 3862 4752 gi|149413 ORF [Lactococcus lactis] 72 51 91 2 611 877 gi|726480 L-glutamine-D-fructose-6-phosphate 72 57 amidotransferase [Bacillus ubtilis] 98 16 16302 15163 gi|147326 transport protein [Escherichia coli] 72 57 101 6 4676 4023 gi|1109685 ProW [Bacillus subtilis] 72 53 104 3 5331 3982 gi|312441 dihydroorotase [Bacillus caldolyticus] 72 58 114 10 11165 12205 gi|556881 Similar to Saccharomyces cerevisiae SUA5 72 60 protein [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S49358|S49358 ipc-29d protein - Bacillus subtilis sp|P39153|YWLC_BACSU HYPOTHETICAL 37.0 KD PROTEIN IN SPOIIR- GLYC NTERGENIC REGION. 128 19 14325 11560 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 72 58 130 2 382 1437 gi|308850 ATP binding protein [Lactoccus lactis] 72 55 135 4 5012 3693 gi|413940 ipa-16d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 72 56 150 6 5114 5878 gi|495046 tripeptidase [Lactococcus lactis] 154 9 5850 5677 gi|425467 transposase [Lactobacillus helveticus] 72 52 168 4 1375 1563 gi|1652869 NADH dehydrogenase [Synechocystis sp.] 72 55 173 5 2879 4024 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 72 57 179 2 1608 2399 gi|709993 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 72 45 179 6 7584 7844 gi|1161934 DltC [Lactobacillus casei] 72 54 180 21 19948 21105 gi|1773197 similar to M. fervidus malate 72 55 dehydrogenase [Escherichia coli] 182 1 3 413 gi|1146182 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 72 48 200 23 13106 12789 gi|1707358 polyprotein precurser [Soybean mosaic 72 34 virus] 204 6 2462 2289 gi|1200525 dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase 72 61 [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 204 9 6374 5187 gi|1732040 alcohol dehydrogenase [Actinobacillus 72 56 pleuropneumoniae] 205 1 463 71 gi|42029 ORF1 gene product [Escherichia coli] 72 57 210 7 6433 5279 gi|142978 glycerol dehydrogenase [Bacillus 72 46 stearothermophilus] pir I JQ1474 I JQ1474 glycerol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.6) - Bacillus tearothermophilus 213 6 4086 5141 gi|431231 uracil permease [Bacillus caldolyticus] 72 51 223 1 99 833 gi|1573615 ATP-binding protein (abc) [Haemophilus 72 47 influenzae] 227 1 26 886 gi|1070015 protein-dependent [Bacillus subtilis] 72 52 228 4 2047 2481 gi|467339 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 72 50 238 17 14728 15582 gi|882736 ORF_f278 [Escherichia coli] 72 59 250 6 4169 4765 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 72 56 258 7 5296 7089 gi|192185 acid beta-galactosidase [Mus musculus] 72 53 266 3 2024 1773 gi|145149 ORFd [Escherichia coli] 72 50 269 8 5142 4477 gi|1303791 YgeJ [Bacillus subtilis] 72 45 276 13 9843 8152 gnl|PID|e59644 predicted 86.4kd protein; 52Kd observed 72 48 [Mycobacteriophage 15] 278 2 965 1573 gi|425467 transposase [Lactobacillus helveticus] 72 52 279 2 1305 340 gnl|PID|e198981 ttg start [Campylobacter coli] 72 47 283 4 1668 2045 gi|1353563 ORF46 [Bacteriophage rlt] 72 48 286 2 789 2606 gi|1651216 Pz-peptidase [Bacillus licheniformis] 72 52 290 4 2676 3239 gi|1653645 ribosome releasing factor [Synechocystis 72 56 sp.] 301 2 1762 899 gi|606013 CG Site No. 829 [Escherichia coli] 72 57 362 2 377 688 gi|1001826 cadmium-transporting ATPase [Synechocystis 72 53 sp.] 369 1 582 142 gi|153745 mannitol-specific enzyme III 72 47 [Streptococcus mutans]pir|B44798|844798 mannitol-specific factor III, MtlF - treptococcus mutans 379 2 1934 1527 gi|1055071 C23G10.2 gene product [Caenorhabditis 72 51 elegans] 384 2 694 1098 gi|1208474 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 72 49 388 1 291 4 gi|1673836 (AE000018) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 72 43 osmotically inducible protein; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P23929, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 401 6 3995 5137 gi|508242 ORF 6, putative Galf synthesis pathway 72 62 protein [Escherichia coli] gi|510253 orf6 [Escherichia coli] 404 2 2119 776 gi|466474 cellobiose phosphotransferase enzyme II′ 72 48 [Bacillus tearothermophilus] 416 4 3461 1980 gi|710632 beta-glucosidase [Bacillus subtilis] 72 55 416 7 6285 5551 gnl|PID|e269549 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 72 52 419 3 759 505 gi|928830 ORF75; putative [Lactococcus lactis phage 72 47 BK5-T] 441 4 3420 4676 gi|1732195 beta-cystathionase [Vibrio furnissii] 72 54 460 3 1385 2641 gi|1652389 beta ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein 72 55 synthase [Synechocystis sp.] 460 5 3129 3560 gnl|PID|e289141 similar to hydroxymyristoyl-(acyl carrier 72 54 protein) dehydratase [Bacillus subtilis] 460 8 5817 6023 gi|285621 undefined open reading frame [Bacillus 72 57 stearothermophilus] 462 2 1591 785 gi|148304 beta-1,4-N-acetylmuramoylhydrolase 72 51 [Enterococcus hirae] pir|A42296|A42296 lysozyme 2 (EC 3.2.1.-) precursor - Enterococcus irae (ATCC 9790) 467 1 2 706 gi|148711 6-aminohexanoate-cyclic-dimer hydrolase 72 50 [Flavobacterium sp.] gi|488343 6- aminohexanoate-cyclic-dimer hydrolase [Flavobacterium p.] 469 3 1144 1419 gi|466474 cellobiose phosphotransferase enzyme II″ 72 48 [Bacillus tearothermophilusi] 493 1 1124 240 sp|IP5O848IYPW&BAC HYPOTHETICAL 58.2 KD PROTEIN IN KDGT-XPT 72 58 SU INTERGENIC REGION. 536 2 379 218 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 72 58 543 1 574 86 gi|290513 f470 [Escherichia coli] 72 47 592 1 57 680 gi|987092 ABC-transporter [Streptomyces 72 55 hygroscopicus] 666 2 551 967 gi|1064786 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 72 48 762 1 974 273 gi|304928 pantothenate synthetase [Escherichia coli] 72 55 792 1 401 3 pir|A36933|A36933 diacyiglycerol kinase homolog - 72 50 Streptococcus mutans 873 1 183 4 gnl|PID|e258329 oxaloacetate decarboxylase alpha-chain 72 55 [Legionella pneumophila] 4 4 3799 3155 gi|496943 ORF [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 10 2 180 977 gnl|PID|e234078 hom [Lactococcus lactis] 71 49 16 7 4922 6097 gi|534982 phosphoglucomutase [Spinacia oleracea] 71 54 21 6 4148 3972 gi|1736645 Proline/betaine transporter (Proline 71 50 porter II) (PPII) . [Escherichia coli] 23 27 16452 17459 gi|1408503 yxeR gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 71 52 25 7 5812 6669 gi|413943 ipa-19d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 71 58 31 1 80 946 gi|534045 antiterminator [Bacillus subtilis] 71 47 39 3 755 1297 sp|P09997|YIDA_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 29.7 KD PROTEIN IN IBPA-GYRB 71 50 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 39 7 2537 3193 pir|C43748|C43748 hypothetical protein (pepX 3′ region) - 71 54 Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis 45 10 5119 5484 gi|606044 ORF_o130; Geneplot suggests frameshift, 71 51 none found [Escherichia oil] 48 10 11722 10148 gi|20432 4-cournarate:CoA ligase Pc4Cl-1 (AA 1-544) 71 39 [Petroselinum crispum] ir|S0l667|S01667 4- coumarate--CoA ligase (EC 6.2.1.12) (clone 4CL-1) - parsley 55 4 1470 1709 gi|1303901 YqhT [Bacillus subtilis] 71 54 57 10 12899 13060 gi|40053 phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase alpha subunit 71 45 [Bacillus subtilis] ir|S11730|YFBSA phenylalanine--tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.20) alpha ain - Bacillus subtilis 58 3 3743 2571 gi|1658403 formate dehydrogenase alpha subunit 71 51 [Moorella thermoacetica] 68 11 8225 8602 gi|793910 surface antigen [Homo sapiens] 71 49 74 4 2908 2042 gi|467435 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 71 55 85 3 3267 1966 gi|142613 branched chain alpha-keto acid 71 56 dehydrogenase E2 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|1303944 BfmBB [Bacillus subtilis] 111 8 5737 4253 gi|1256135 YbbF [Bacillus subtilis] 71 50 111 9 6590 5730 gi|1573762 glucokinase regulator [Haemophilus 71 53 influenzae] 120 1 111 353 gnl|PID|e235823 unknown [Schizosaccharmyces pombe] 71 52 123 11 10387 11196 gi|1773195 hypothetical [Escherichia coli] 71 55 151 3 4045 3098 gi|1256618 transport protein [Bacillus subtilis] 71 51 172 6 3949 4806 gi|1262288 CdsA [Brucella abortus] 71 56 172 7 5264 6448 gi|40100 rodC (tag3) polypeptide (AA 1-746) 71 52 [Bacillus subtilis] ir|S06049|S06049 rode protein - Bacillus subtilis p|P13485|TAGF_BACSU TEICHOIC ACID BIOSYNTHESIS PROTEIN F. 190 7 3454 3122 gi|532556 ORF23 [Enterococcus faecalis] 71 52 195 24 9850 11871 gi|405564 traE [Plasmid pSK41] 71 45 215 4 3361 2711 gi|1573086 uridine kinase (uridine monophosphokinase) 71 51 (udk) [Haemophilus influenzae] 218 2 1456 2613 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 71 41 pneumoniae] 222 3 1205 2053 gnl|PID|e255114 glutamate racemase [Bacillus subtilis] 71 56 222 4 1611 1387 gi|1001195 phosphate transport system permease 71 57 protein PstA [Synechocystis sp.] 222 14 8852 9853 gi|466720 No definition line found [Escherichia 71 53 coli] 238 22 19256 20578 gi|595299 YgiK [Salmonella typhimurium] 71 50 255 3 2692 1061 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 71 55 265 5 2960 1581 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 71 58 276 2 1359 538 gi|496283 lysin [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 71 63 290 5 3552 4379 gi|1016162 ABC transporter subunit [Cyanophora 71 49 paradoxa] 290 7 5659 6912 gi|1001708 NifS [Synechocystis sp.] 71 56 292 3 948 2156 gn1|PID|e233874 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 71 55 318 4 3229 2285 gi|1256138 YbbI [Bacillus subtilis] 71 54 333 1 145 741 gi|293011 unknown protein [Lactococcus lactis] 71 50 344 1 76 396 gi|853775 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 71 53 350 1 138 1394 gi|1652389 beta ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein 71 57 synthase [Synechocystis sp.] 363 4 4184 5674 gi|1657518 similar to fdrA gene of E. coli 71 54 [Escherichia coli] 364 5 5319 6563 gi|1657522 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 71 46 367 13 6539 6162 gi|44225 ribosomal protein L18 (AA 1-116) 71 51 [Mycoplasma capricolum] ir|S02847|R5YM18 ribosomal protein L18 - Mycoplasma capricolum GC3) 379 7 6884 5655 gi|887821 ORF_o398 [Escherichia coli] 71 50 399 9 6528 7664 gi|154198 oxaloacetate decarboxylase [Salmonella 71 50 typhimurium] pir|C44465|C44465 sodium ion pump oxaloacetate decarboxylase ubunit beta - Salmonella typhimurium 399 18 13540 14778 gi|143165 malic enzyme (EC 1.1.1.38) [Bacillus 71 46 stearothermophilus] pir|A33307|DEBSXS malate dehydrogenase oxaloacetate- decarboxylating) (EC 1.1.1.38) - Bacillus tearothermophilus 404 4 3769 3029 gi|143402 recombination protein (ttg start codon) 71 48 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|1303923 RecN [Bacillus subtilis] 464 1 1532 216 gi|895749 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 71 40 enzyme II″ [Bacillus ubtilis] 464 3 2088 2846 gi|1486242 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 71 39 481 2 954 409 gi|144729 butanol dehydrogenase [Clostridium 71 58 acetobutylicum] sp|Q04944|ADHA_CLOAB NADH- DEPENDENT BUTANOL DEHYDROGENASE A (EC .1.1.-) (BDH I). 482 4 2503 1841 gi|1072418 gicA gene product [Staphylococcus 71 58 carnosus] 496 2 1636 848 gi|1001226 methionine aminopeptidase [Synechocystis 71 51 sp.] 503 2 1624 650 gi|39478 ATP binding protein of transport ATPases 71 49 [Bacillus firmus] ir|S15486|S15486 ATP- binding protein - Bacillus firmus p|26946|YATR_BACFI HYPOTHETICAL ABC TRANSPORTER ATP-BINDNG OTEIN. 513 2 1590 982 gnl|PID|e202290 unknown [Lactobacillus sake] 71 46 530 1 2 1534 gi|1542974 AbcA [Thermoanaerobacterium 71 52 thermosulfurigenes] 537 1 706 365 gi|929972 ORFB; similar to B. anthracis SterneL 71 57 element ORFB; putative S150-like transposase [Bacillus anthracis] 553 1 304 1287 gi|1653479 regulatory components of sensory 71 48 transduction system [Synechocystis sp.] 573 9 5560 5090 gi|143799 MtrA [Bacillus subtilis] 71 59 583 1 21 341 gi|1064791 function umknown [Bacillus subtilis] 71 50 584 2 638 276 gi|662792 single-stranded DNA binding protein 71 58 [unidentified eubacterium] 585 1 282 809 gi|666972 ORF 168 [Synechococcus sp.] 71 46 611 1 985 2 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 71 55 616 1 350 3 gi|1088272 nitrogen fixation protein [Bacillus 71 52 cereus] 624 1 61 399 gi|40014 pot. ORF 446 (aa 1-446) [Bacillus 71 53 subtilis] 624 2 608 1732 gi|40015 pot. ORF 378 (aa 1-378) [Bacillus 71 51 subtilis] 659 1 76 582 gi|1591045 hypothetical protein (SP:P31466) 71 51 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 668 2 836 1030 gi|467330 replicative DNA helicase [Bacillus 71 60 subtilis] 683 1 582 118 gnl|PID|e264663 CinA [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 71 55 701 3 411 797 gi|143795 transfer RNA-Tyr synthetase [Bacillus 71 51 subtilis] 720 1 1 351 gi|1595810 type-I signal peptidase SpsB 71 55 [Staphylococcus aureus] 724 2 1020 415 gnl|PID|e239621 ORF YNL218w [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 71 51 790 2 658 383 gi|1783253 homologous to many ATP-binding transport 71 48 proteins; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 799 1 505 906 gi|580866 ipa-12d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 71 45 974 2 139 333 gi|1778531 H10021 homolog [Escherichia coli] 980 1 156 497 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 4 3 3170 2418 gi|1001805 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 70 55 17 21 18642 21527 gi|145821 EBG enzyme alpha subunit [Escherichia 70 53 coli] 19 8 2894 3952 gi|1353527 ORF10 [Bacteriophage rlt] 70 58 23 6 2640 3230 gi|699336 C. freundli orfW homologue [Mycobacterium 70 43 leprae] sp|P53523|Y02Y_MYCLE HYPOTHETICAL 20.9 KD PROTEIN U471A. 27 3 1011 493 gi|1001644 regulatory components of sensory 70 44 transduction system [Synechocystis sp.] 31 2 1095 1337 gi|1100076 PTS-dependent enzyme II [Clostridium 70 55 longisporum] 32 10 6527 5817 gi|1591789 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 70 51 MJ1163 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 33 7 6930 7235 gi|536972 ORF_o90a [Escherichia coli] 70 45 35 2 500 2533 gi|43819 nagE gene product [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 70 50 47 13 15837 14512 gi|150209 ORF 1 [Mycoplasma mycoides] 70 44 49 15 10409 11179 gi|853751 N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase 70 54 [Bacteriophage A511] 57 7 8365 12189 gi|142440 ATP-dependent nuclease [Bacillus subtilis] 70 48 57 16 18656 18033 gi|388565 major cell-binding factor [Campylobacter 70 52 jejuni] 59 9 4985 7060 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculos] 70 49 72 6 6771 4600 gi|557567 ribonucleotide reductase R1 subunit 70 53 [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] sp|P50640|RIR1_MYCTU RIBONUCLEOSIDE- DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE ALPHA HAIN (EC 1.17.4.1) (RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE) (R1 SUBUNIT) FRAGMENT). 76 8 5960 6343 gi|1063251 no homologous protein [Bacillus subtilis] 70 52 81 16 12529 11723 gi|1732200 PTS permease for rnannose subunit IIPMan 70 52 [Vibrio furnissii] 98 7 8974 7874 gi|1573045 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 70 46 110 2 1353 502 gi|1399848 unknown [Synechococcus PCC7942] 70 52 123 7 5009 5527 gi|143284 negative regulator pal 1 [Bacillus 70 51 subtilis] 123 22 19729 20412 gi|1591493 glutamine transport ATP-binding protein Q 70 48 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 133 6 5905 6498 gi|746399 transcription elongation factor 70 50 [Escherichia coli] 134 1 1 384 gi|1146242 aspartate 1-decarboxylase [Bacillus 70 49 subtilis] 138 10 8543 7953 gi|467371 LACI family of transcriptional repreesor 70 50 (probable) [Bacillus ubtilis] 160 3 1263 1520 gi|1468939 meso-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (D- 70 45 acetoin forming) [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 174 3 2279 1572 gi|413931 ipa-7d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 70 44 177 2 2104 1022 gnl|PID|e186242 D-mannonate hydrolase [Thermotoga 70 52 neapolitana] 178 2 1320 532 gi|499659 K+ channel protein [Panulirus interruptus] 70 51 180 18 17770 18729 gi|887824 ORF_o310 [Escherichia coli] 70 50 180 22 21072 22526 gi|1573294 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 70 40 181 9 7409 6279 sp|P20692|TYRA_BAC PREPHENATE DEHYDROGENASE (EC 1.3.1.12) 70 49 SU (PDH). 197 5 4529 6340 gi|1783252 homologous to many ATP-binding transport 70 47 proteins including Swissprot:CYDD_ECOLI; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 200 21 12419 11820 gi|290943 HindIII modification methyltransferase 70 47 [Haemophilus influenzae] sp|P43871|MTH3_HAEIN MODIFICATION METHYLASE HINDIII (SC 2.1.1.72) ADENINE- SPECIFIC METHYLTRANSFERASE HINDIII) (M.HINDIII) 210 4 3877 3269 gi|602683 orfC [Mycoplasma capricolum] 70 47 217 2 405 707 gi|153767 ORF [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 70 56 222 8 4940 6046 gi|537033 ORF_f356 [Escherichia coli] 70 54 222 15 9825 10553 gi|537039 ORF_o228a [Escherichia coli] 70 56 227 4 1871 2893 gi|1070014 protein-dependent [Bacillus subtilis] 70 44 228 2 1343 792 gi|1742730 Protein AraJ precursor. [Escherichia coli] 70 50 228 5 3470 2574 gi|1573390 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 70 54 231 2 2470 1238 gi|1574085 H. influenzae predicted coding region 70 48 HI1048 [Haemophilus influenzae] 235 4 2779 2138 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 70 46 239 4 5807 6409 gi|682765 mccB gene product [Escherichia coli] 70 41 248 1 3 350 gi|143725 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 70 52 254 4 838 497 gi|49318 ORF4 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 70 48 256 3 1737 2612 gi|596092 putative multiple membrane domain protein; 70 51 possible TTG initiation odon at position 1064, near putative RBS at position 1052 Streptococcus pyogenes] 279 15 14547 14224 gi|1389549 ORF3 [Bacillus subtilis] 70 50 283 6 2279 3190 gi|853751 N-acetylmuralmoyl-L-alanine amidase 70 52 [Bacteriophage A511] 292 8 5557 6534 gi|474195 This ORF is homologous to a 40.0 kd 70 50 hypothetical protein in the htrB ′ region from E. coli, Accession Number X61000 [Mycoplasma-like rganism] 294 8 2776 3375 gi|1750126 YncB [Bacillus subtilis] 70 47 294 10 3742 4020 gi|984581 YafQ [Escherichia coli] 70 50 299 1 905 132 gi|606309 ORF_o265; gtg start [Escherichia coli] 70 40 300 3 3200 2784 gi|289260 comE ORF1 [Bacillus subtilis] 70 50 301 9 8564 7590 gi|1303865 YqgR [Bacillus subtilis] 70 52 336 2 661 921 gi|202864 [Rat alternatively spliced mRNA.], gene 70 47 product [Rattus norvegicus] 339 1 269 3 gi|786163 Ribosomal Protein L10 [Bacillus subtilis] 70 50 351 9 4760 4359 gi|799235 dTDP-6-deoxy-L-lyxo-4-hexulose reductase 70 45 [Escherichia coli] 399 28 28203 28793 gi|146278 glucitol-specfic enzyme II (gutA) 70 52 [Escherichia coli] pir|A26725|WQEC2S phosphotransferase system enzyme II (EC .7.1.69), sorbitol-specific, factor II - Escherichia coli sp|P05705|PTHB_ECOLI PTS SYSTEM, GLUCITOL/SORBITOL-SPECIFIC IIBC OMPONENT (EIIBC-GUT) 406 1 1 552 gi|49315 ORF1 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 70 50 436 5 2417 2193 gi|773665 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 70 36 482 3 1887 1660 gi|48680 ptsG-like product [Bacillus subtilis] 70 47 529 3 6587 7030 gi|1022726 unknown [Staphylococcus haemolyticus] 70 44 535 2 1702 965 gi|1747435 KdpE [Clostridium acetobutylicum] 70 52 543 2 1248 547 gi|1591045 hypothetical protein (SP:P31466) 70 47 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 543 8 4084 3878 gi|511976 SERP gene gene product [Plasmodium 70 60 falciparum] 560 3 1037 876 gi|558458 acidic 82 kDa protein [Homo sapiens] 70 40 573 4 1920 2258 gi|336639 prephytoene pyrophosphate dehydrogenase 70 32 [Cyanophora paradoxa] gi|1016130 prenyl transferase [Cyanophora paradoxa] pir|A40433|A40433 prephytoene pyrophosphatase dehydrogenase (crtE) omolog - Cyanophora paradoxa 599 2 244 573 gi|42029 ORF1 gene product [Escherichia coli] 70 49 608 3 867 556 gi|475032 formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase 70 53 [Streptococcus mutans] sp|P55045|FPG_STRMU FORMAMIDOPYRIMIDINE-DNA GLYCOSYLASE (EC .2.2.23) (FAPY-DNA GLYCOSYLASE). 636 1 2 628 gi|606309 ORF_o265; gtg start [Escherichia coli] 70 50 670 2 2157 1828 gi|1657698 hyaluronan receptor [Homo sapiens] 70 41 702 1 103 870 gi|149490 sucrose-6-phosphate hydrolase [Lactococcus 70 51 lactis] pir|JH0754|JH0754 sucrose-6- phosphate hydrolase (EC 3.2.1.-) - actococcus lactis 726 2 725 480 gnl|PID|e240103 unknown ORF [Saccharomnyces cerevisiae] 70 41 854 1 1 207 gi|532653 thermonuclease [Staphylococcus hyicus] 70 51 901 1 238 447 gi|172022 myosin 1 isoform (MYO2) [Saccharomyces 70 20 cerevisiae] 940 1 1 318 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 70 56 1 2 2112 1213 gi|413976 ipa-52r gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 69 51 8 2 2196 778 gi|1510108 ORF-1 [Agrobacterium tumefaciens] 69 50 8 9 7949 6654 gi|1196907 daunorubicin resistance protein 69 44 [Streptomyces peucetius] 16 3 1618 2574 gi|1109684 ProV [Bacillus subtilis] 69 53 17 26 25781 26944 gi|485275 53.6 kDa protein [Streptococus 69 44 pneumoniae] 17 35 32300 32770 gi|1574146 pfs protein (pfs) [Haemophilus influenzae] 69 53 23 30 18107 18538 gnl|PID|e249656 YneT [Bacillus subtilis] 69 59 25 8 6653 6994 gi|413943 ipa-19d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 69 46 37 2 2042 186 gi|143331 alkaline phosphatase regulatory protein 69 52 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|A27650|A27650 regulatory protein phoR - Bacillus subtilis sp|P23545|PHOR_BACSU ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE SYNTHESIS SENSOR PROTEIN HOR (EC 2.7.3.-). 39 2 528 767 gi|1408493 homologous to SwissProt:YIDA_ECOLI 69 52 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 56 6 4809 3457 gi|1591610 probable ATP-dependent helicase 69 45 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 67 5 3042 3938 gi|1658188 oxidative stress transcriptional regulator 69 39 [Erwinia carotovora] 68 3 684 1529 gnl|PID|e214719 P1cR protein [Bacillus thuringiensis] 69 45 72 4 2099 3394 gi|882672 ORF_o313 [Escherichia coli] 69 37 81 15 11820 10915 gi|1732201 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIBMan 69 44 [pi Vibria furnissii] 83 20 14001 15800 gi|1230668 Similar to Arginyl-tRNA synthetase (Swiss 69 44 Prot. accession number P11875) [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 85 6 6309 5299 sp|P54533|DLD2_BAC LIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE COMPONENT (E3) OF 69 46 SU BRANCHED-CHAIN ALPHA-KETO ACID DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX (EC 1.8.1.4) (DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE) (LPD- VAL). 86 3 2084 3367 gi|143318 phosphoglycerate kinase [Bacillus 69 53 megaterium] 94 2 1401 751 gi|755216 N-acetylmuramidase [Lactococcus lactis] 69 41 94 16 20498 19197 gi|1208948 unknown [Escherichia coli] 69 47 98 8 10201 9029 gi|563934 similar to E. coli hypothetical protein: 69 51 PIR Accession Number Q0614] [Bacillus subtilis] 109 4 2350 1316 gi|396501 aspartyl-tRNA synthetase [Thermus 69 56 aquaticus thermophilus] pir|S33743|533743 aspartate--tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.12) - Thermus quaticus 114 1 83 1522 gi|1658402 formate dehydrogenase beta subunit 69 45 [Moorella thermoacetica] 123 9 7617 8984 gi|1773192 similar to S. cerevisiae dal1 [Escherichia 69 50 coli] 128 11 7940 7578 gi|895750 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 69 53 enzyme III [Bacillus ubtilis] 130 10 8764 9036 gi|1641 put. Na(+)/glucose co-transporter (AA 1- 69 47 662) [Oryctolagus cuniculus] |1717 cortical sodium-D-glucose cotransporter [Oryctolagus iculus] 138 26 16721 17545 pir|A25805|A25805 L-lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) - 69 55 Bacillus subtilis 139 2 310 1083 gi|1408587 relaxase [Lactococcus lactis lactis] 69 46 139 9 5196 4984 gi|473955 DNA-binding protein [Lactobacillus sp.] 69 34 142 9 5559 4564 gi|623073 ORF360; putative [Bacteriophage LL-H] 69 47 155 6 4658 5818 gi|1591260 endoglucanase [Methanococcus jannaschii] 69 48 158 12 11671 11201 gi|606744 cytidine deaminase [Bacillus subtilis] 69 52 162 5 5888 4032 gi|142993 glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (glpD) 69 54 (EC 1.1.99.5) [Bacillus ubtilis] 180 2 1901 1203 gi|1575577 DNA-binding response regulator [Thermotoga 69 49 maritima] 197 4 3571 4602 gi|1783251 homologous to cytochrome d ubiquino 169 46 oxidase subunit II; hypothetical [Bacillus C subtilis] 197 6 6283 7701 gi|1783253 homologous to many ATP-binding transport. 69 49 proteins; hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 222 1 201 10 gi|149901 gene codes for a 19 kDa protein 69 50 [Mycobacterium avium] sp|P46733|19KD_MYCAV 19 KD LIPOPROTEIN ANTIGEN PRECURSOR. 223 28 23857 24567 gnl|PID|e269548 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 69 53 228 3 2031 1285 gi|1742730 Protein AraJ precursor. [Escherichia coli] 69 45 229 8 7390 6698 gi|1162980 ribulose-5-phosphate 3-epimer [Spinacia 69 52 oleracea] 238 27 25243 25695 gi|305005 ORF_f104 [Escherichia coli] 69 53 253 3 1067 921 gi|1591278 aspartokinase I [Methanococcus jannaschii] 69 39 260 4 2110 3105 gi|580841 F1 [Bacillus subtilis] 69 45 268 3 2287 1910 gi|460026 repressor protein [Streptococcus 69 48 pneumoniae] 269 7 4532 4083 gi|1303792 YqeK [Bacillus subtilis] 69 50 271 15 11040 12236 gi|1303805 YqeR [Bacillus subtilis] 69 48 271 16 12444 12809 gi|435490 orf1 gene product [Lactococcus lactis] 69 46 281 3 1277 2068 gi|1303968 YgjQ [Bacillus subtilis] 69 50 281 6 5004 5534 gi|1773151 adenine phosphoribosyltransferase 69 54 [Escherichia coli] 292 24 19939 18398 gi|1652664 glutamine-binding periplasmic protein 69 45 [Synechocystis sp.] 323 3 2708 4243 gi|179401 beta-D-galactosidase precursor (EC 69 56 3.2.1.23) [Homo sapiens] gi|179423 beta- galactosidase precursor (EC 3.2.1.23) [Homo sapiens] pir|A32688|A32611 beta- galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.23) precursor - uman 330 2 1388 2353 gi|1303783 YgeC [Bacillus subtilis] 69 48 332 1 2 223 gi|1653594 hemolysin [Synechocystis sp.] 69 50 338 9 7035 7607 gi|467442 stage V sporulation [Bacillus subtilis] 69 55 341 1 1 408 gi|1477741 histidine periplasmic binding protein P29 69 50 [Campylobacter jejuni] 368 2 972 598 gi|516826 rat GCP360 [Rattus rattus] 69 33 375 4 3405 2599 gi|1215693 putative orf; GT9_orf434 [Mycoplasma 69 38 pneumoniae] 386 1 2 166 gi|1549376 putative protein [Synechococcus PCC7942] 69 42 396 4 1248 1715 gi|410132 ORFX8 [Bacillus subtilis] 69 50 398 4 2763 2927 gi|466475 putative phospho-beta-glucosidase 69 55 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] pir|D49898|D49898 cellobiose phosphotransferase system celC - acillus stearothermophilus 421 5 2950 3471 gi|1574625 H. influenzae predicted coding region 69 45 H11074 [Haemophilus influenzae] 423 4 2408 2893 gnl|PID|e163522 rnhB [Haemophilus influenzae] 69 55 436 3 1763 1521 gi|155032 ORF B [Plasmid pEa34] 69 37 452 1 3 341 gi|1591139 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 69 52 MJ0435 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 69 52 470 3 1816 2181 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 69 56 471 2 2003 813 gi|854233 cymF gene product [Klebsiella oxytoca] 69 49 478 1 822 4 gi|142521 deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase [Bacillus 69 63 subtilis] gnl|PID|e255102 deoxyribodipyrimidine photolyase [Bacillus ubtilis] 490 4 1447 1289 gi|699379 glvr-1 protein [Mycobacterium leprae] 69 41 518 2 213 605 pir|S00076|RSBS12 ribosomal protein L12 - Bacillus 69 59 stearotherrnophilus 536 4 1471 1653 gi|1146240 ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase 69 53 [Bacillus subtilis] 539 5 3796 5091 gi|973231 gamma-glutamyl phosphate reductase 69 54 [Lycopersicon esculentum] 566 1 1 231 gi|45741 ORFE [Enterococcus faecalis] 69 50 579 5 2729 3595 gi|145887 malonyl coenzyme A-acyl carrior protein 69 49 transacylase [Escherichia oli] 583 2 373 912 gi|1064791 function umknown [Bacillus subtilis] 69 55 605 1 254 3 pir|S39743|S39743 hypothetical protein - Bacillus subtilis 69 37 630 2 1659 1231 gi|153672 lactose repressor [Streptococcus mutans] 69 47 634 1 36 731 gi|1022725 unknown [Staphylococcus haemolyticus] 69 53 662 1 486 73 gi|467431 high level kasgamycin resistance [Bacillus 69 55 subtilis] sp|P37468|KSGA_BACSU DIMETHYLADENOSINE TRANSFERASE (EC 2.1.1.-) S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE-6-N′, N′- ADENOSYL(RRNA) DIMETHYLTRANSFERASE) 16S RRNA DIMETHYLASE) (HIGH LEVEL KASUGAMYCIN RESISTANCE PROTEIN SGA) (K 689 1 340 26 gi|1017817 membrane spanning protein [Streptomyces 69 41 coelicolor] 756 2 300 500 gi|520596 Mre2 protein [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 69 46 792 2 855 460 gi|1303823 YqfG [Bacillus subtilis] 69 55 916 1 4 789 gnl|PID|e253114 ornithine carbamoyltransferase [Pyrococcus 69 57 furiosus] 7 3 2609 3748 gi|1303836 YgfO [Bacillus subtilis] 68 50 16 5 4165 4689 gi|142450 ahrC protein [Bacillus subtilis] 68 46 17 16 12826 13071 gi|222681 RNA polymerase [Tomato spotted wilt virus] 68 50 17 32 31402 31572 gi|1303984 YgkG [Bacillus subtilis] 68 44 17 33 31509 32009 gi|1303984 YgkG [Bacillus subtilis] 68 50 29 1 19 282 gi|1234787 up-regulated by thyroid hormone in 68 37 tadpoles; expressed specifically in the tail and only at metamorphosis; membrane bound or extracellular protein; C-terminal basic region [Xenopus laevis] 29 3 1087 1950 gi|407878 leucine rich protein [Streptococcus 68 45 equisimilis] 45 1 204 959 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 68 50 47 7 8108 7527 gi|142853 homologous to unidentified E. coli protein 68 46 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|143161 maf [Bacillus subtilis] 52 6 4304 5050 gnl|PID|e124050 alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase 68 53 [Lactococcus lactis] 58 5 5961 4807 gi|466365 potential NAD-reducing hydrogenase subunit 68 49 [Desulfovibrio ructosovorans] 68 8 4036 4743 gi|1673727 (AE000009) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 68 44 glutamine transport ATP-binding protein; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P10346, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 72 5 4441 3434 gi|1395209 ribonucleotide reductase R2-2 small 68 52 subunit [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 80 1 836 3 gi|474176 regulator protein [Staphylococcus xylosus] 68 48 81 2 793 1359 gi|1064809 homologous to sp:HTRA_ECOLI [Bacillus 68 48 subtilis] 85 9 6911 6711 gi|144893 butyrate kinase [Clostridium 68 55 acetobutylicum] 89 8 7184 5970 gi|1469784 putative cell division protein ftsW 68 44 [Enterococcus hirae] 91 3 828 1076 gi|726480 L-glutarnine-D-fructose-6-phosphate 68 53 amidotransferase [Bacillus ubtilis] 103 1 1019 3 gi|143365 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole carboxylase 68 50 II (PUR-K; ttg start odon) [Bacillus subtilis] 106 2 2441 1509 gi|146860 delta-2-isopentenyl pyrophosphate 68 47 transferase [Escherichia coli] gi|537012 tRNA delta-2-isopentenylpyrophosphate (IPP) transferase Escherichia coli] 112 1 558 100 gnl|PID|e242290 carbamate kinase [Clostridium perfringens] 68 50 116 3 2383 1496 gi|755601 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 68 42 119 3 2136 1201 gi|1171125 thioredoxin reductase [Clostridium 68 49 litorale] 121 4 3697 4650 gi|790945 aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase [Bacillus 68 48 subtilis] 123 26 24262 24801 gi|537235 Kenn Rudd identifies as gpmB [Escherichia 68 51 coli] 123 27 24887 25888 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 68 51 126 4 2773 1844 gi|551854 ORF2 [Erwinia herbicola] 68 54 131 1 150 1058 gi|1387979 44% identity over 302 residues with 68 44 hypothetical protein from Synechocystis sp, accession D64006_CD; expression induced by environmental stress; some similarity to glycosyl transferases; two potential membrane-spanning helices [Bacillus subtil 134 3 2154 1804 sp|P39213|YI91_SHI INSERTION ELEMENT IS911 HYPOTHETICAL 12.7 68 43 DY KD PROTEIN. 138 19 12285 12656 gi|1438847 homologue of hypothetical 17.6 kDa protein 68 43 in rplI-cpdB intergenic region of E. coli [Bacillus subtilis] 151 2 2784 1654 gi|143365 phosphoribosyl aminoimidazole carboxylase 68 45 II(PUR-K; ttg start odon) [Bacillus subtilis] 164 23 24352 24119 gi|1573564 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 68 40 166 2 970 1260 gi|151968 nifS [Rhodobacter sphaeroides] 68 41 172 2 1320 2015 gi|1208965 hypothetical 23.3 kd protein [Escherichia 68 46 coli] 175 1 900 451 gi|468207 Submitter comments: A Mg2+ transporting P- 68 47 type ATPase highly omologous with mgtB ATPase at 80 min on Salmonella chromosome. ediates the influx of Mg2+ only. Transcription regulated by xtracellular Mg2+ [Salmonella typhimurium] 180 14 12551 14956 gi|565641 FdrA protein [Escherichia coli] 68 49 186 1 3 686 gi|405804 transposase [Streptococcus thermophilus] 68 51 200 1 239 3 gi|468016 immunoglobulin heavy chain binding protein 68 42 [Giardia intestinalis] 201 4 4468 3686 gi|304013 abcA [Aeromonas salmonicida] 68 50 204 10 6833 6468 gi|488430 alcohol dehydrogenase 2 [Entamoeba 68 51 histolytica] 214 3 3360 2491 gi|928834 integrase [Lactococcus lactis phage BK5-T] 68 50 229 9 8277 7375 gi|1574569 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 68 41 229 14 14288 13740 gnl|P1D|e290287 polypeptide deformylase [Bacillus 68 50 subtilis] 230 5 4593 3532 gi|143002 proton glutamate symport protein [Bacillus 68 29 caldotenax] pir|S26246|S526246 glutamate/aspartate transport protein - Bacillus aldotenax 244 1 1 891 gi|537080 ribonucleoside triphosphate reductase 68 54 [Escherichia coli] pir|A47331|A47331 oxygen-sensitive ribonucleoside- triphosphate eductase (EC 1.17.4.-) - Escherichia coli 244 5 4249 3551 gi|1773172 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 68 46 244 7 5670 5212 gi|467423 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 68 43 264 9 3925 3734 gi|914991 Similar to hemoglobinase [Saccharomyces 68 44 cerevisiae] pir|S59796|S59796 hypothetical protein D9798.2 - yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 271 7 3484 4686 gi|1469784 putative cell division protein ftsW 68 50 [Enterococcus hirae] 271 11 6817 6548 gi|413948 ipa-24d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 68 50 288 3 1638 1333 gi|562039 NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 2 68 50 [Acanthamoeba castellanii] pir|S53835|S53835 NADH dehydrogenase chain 2 - Acanthamoeba astellanii mitochondrion (SGC6) 295 6 3537 4472 gi|555668 glycosylasparaginase precursor 68 41 [Flavobacterium meningosepticum] 296 2 3143 1950 gi|1742630 Bicyclomycin resistance protein 68 34 (Sulfonamide resistance protein) [Escherichia coli] 301 3 3271 1760 gi|413960 ipa-36d galT gene product [Bacillus 68 53 subtilis] 315 3 2230 905 gi|1653498 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 68 47 318 2 1285 854 gi|43940 EIII-F Sor PTS [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 68 39 320 2 1178 621 gi|664842 sister of P-glycoprotein [Sus scrofa 68 46 domestica] 331 2 342 566 pir|B48396|B48396 ribosomal protein L33 - Bacillus 68 59 stearothermophilus 336 1 1 663 gi|1006591 cation-transporting ATPase PacL 68 44 [Synechocystis sp.] 338 6 4004 5035 gi|155276 aldehyde dehydrogenase [Vibrio cholerae] 68 51 338 12 10404 11165 gi|467444 transcription-repair coupling factor 68 46 [Bacillus subtilis] sp|P37474|MF_BACSU TRANSCRIPTION-REPAIR COUPLING FACTOR (TRCF). 341 3 743 1222 gi|1183886 integral membrane protein [Bacillus 68 45 subtilis] 351 6 2992 2561 gi|580881 ipa-73d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 68 53 363 8 12517 9950 gi|1652980 H(+)-transporting ATPase [Synechocystis 68 46 sp.] 368 3 1269 1736 gnl|PID|e209005 homologous to ORF2 in nrdEF operons of 68 37 E.coli and S.typhimurium [Lactococcus lactis] 386 11 6564 6115 gi|765072 ORF3 [Staphylococcus aureus] 68 46 395 3 935 729 gi|5521 ORF 3 (AA 1-90) [Bacteriophaqe phi-105] 68 34 399 8 6073 6519 gi|153584 biotin carboxyl carrier protein 68 53 [Streptococcus mutans] sp|P29337|BCCP_STRMU BIOTIN CARBOXYL CARRIER PROTEIN (BCCP). 408 3 2289 1336 gi|41572 GlnP (AA 1-219) [Escherichia coli] 68 40 420 1 559 2 gi|1592142 ABC transporter, probable ATP-binding 68 51 subunit [Methanococcus jannaschii] 423 2 254 1294 gi|1773109 similar to S. typhimurium apbA 68 47 [Escherichia coli] 423 3 1465 2421 gi|1653032 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 68 40 428 1 859 2 gi|1652454 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 68 48 432 7 4626 3901 gi|1573285 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 68 55 434 1 90 1889 gi|1542975 AbcB [Thermoanaerobacterium 68 50 thermosulfurigenes] 441 5 4674 5156 gi|467437 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 68 48 455 4 3835 4080 gi|19815 luminal binding protein (BiP) [Nicotiana 68 40 tabacum] 530 2 394 546 gi|763326 unknown [Saccharomnyces cerevisiae] 68 42 531 2 810 622 gi|1146183 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 68 51 537 3 1353 1192 gi|929968 ORFA; similar to B. anthracis WeyAR 68 56 element ORFA; putative ransposase [Bacillus anthracis] 539 3 2725 2231 gi|1353537 dUTPase [Bacteriophage rlt] 68 53 569 1 3 446 gi|146544 18 kD protein [Eschenichia coli] 68 47 591 2 656 174 gi|1039479 ORFU [Lactococcus lactis] 68 42 652 2 739 1032 gi|1303715 YrkP [Bacillus subtilis] 68 50 671 2 436 1617 gi|413959 ipa-35d galK gene product [Bacillus 68 50 subtilis] 684 1 466 2 gnl|PID|e248400 orfRM1 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 68 40 693 1 2 787 gi|405804 transposase [Streptococcus thermophilus] 68 46 700 2 772 596 gi|153801 enzyme scr-II [Streptococcus mutans] 68 50 735 1 118 609 gi|969027 gamma-aminobutyrate permease [Bacillus 68 40 subtilis] sp|P46349|GABP_BACSU GABA PERMEASE (4-AMINO BUTYRATE TRANSPORT ARRIER) (GAMA-AMINOBUTYRATE PERMEASE). 750 1 2 529 gi|893358 PgsA [Bacillus subtilis] 68 54 762 2 1588 950 gi|1146240 ketopantoate hydroxymethyltransferase 68 49 [Bacillus subtilis] 790 1 407 3 gi|142224 attachment protein ChvA (ttg strart codon) 68 55 [Agrobacterium umefaciens] 882 1 3 278 gi|57572 glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 68 48 (NADP+) (phosphorylating) attus rattus] 950 1 140 568 gi|882736 ORF_f278 [Escherichia coli] 68 53 969 2 554 339 gi|1118031 similar to neural cell adhesion molecules 68 47 and neuroglians in their IG-like C2-type domains [Caenorhabditis elegans] 970 1 297 73 gi|474404 cyclophilin [Tolypocladium inflatum] 68 40 1 1 1103 3 gi|48790 ORF 3 [Pseudomonas putAda] 67 50 29 10 7156 6614 sp|P36672|PTTB_ECO PTS SYSTEM, TREHALOSE-SPECIFIC IIBC 67 52 LI COMPONENT (EIIBC-TRE) (TREHALOSE- PERMEASE IIBC COMPONENT) (PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE ENZYME II, BC COMPONENT) (EC 2.7.1.69) (EII-TRE). 48 8 8035 9141 gi|975627 N-acylamino acid racemase [Amycolatopsis 67 48 sp.] 55 12 6621 7439 gi|391610 farnesyl diphosphate synthase [Bacillus 67 47 stearothermophilus] pir|JX0257|JX0257 geranyltranstransferase (BC 2.5.1.10) - Bacillus tearothermophilus 57 13 13972 16401 gnl|PID|e255138 phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase beta subunit 67 47 [Bacillus subtilis] 63 4 1917 2729 gi|1321629 MIP related protein of E. coli 67 47 [Escherichia coli] 68 12 8600 8923 gi|793910 surface antigen [Homo sapiens] 67 43 72 7 7138 6740 gnl|PID|e209005 homologous to ORF2 in nrdEF operons of 67 39 E.coli and S.typhimurium [Lactococcus lactis] 72 10 8309 9433 gi|1199515 ferrous iron transport protein B 67 41 [Escherichia coli] 85 5 5315 4296 gi|142611 branched chain alpha-keto acid 67 52 dehydrogenase E1-alpha [Bacillus ubtilis] 101 5 4149 3100 gi|1109686 ProX [Bacillus subtilis] 67 48 110 4 2335 1292 gi|1066343 mu-crystallin [Homo sapiens] 67 48 114 12 12936 13520 gi|146218 serine hydroxymethyltransferase 67 50 [Escherichia coli] 115 5 3137 2010 gi|1256150 YbaR [Bacillus subtilis] 67 47 115 6 3199 2792 gi|1652593 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 67 45 123 25 22739 24208 gi|148711 6-aminohexanoate-cyclic-dimer hydrolase 67 50 [Flavobacterium sp.] gi|488343 6- aminohexanoate-cyclic-dimer hydrolase [Flavobacterium p.] 124 6 5139 4267 gi|1016770 prolipoprotein diacyiglyceryl transferase 67 50 [Staphylococcus aureus] 125 2 1306 221 gi|853743 L-alanoyl-D-glutamate peptidase 67 50 [Bacteriophage A118] 128 36 29462 28737 gi|142940 ftsA [Bacillus subtilis] 67 46 138 27 17602 18183 gi|1256639 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 67 50 138 31 21578 20097 gi|143245 Na+/H+ antiporter [Bacillus firmus] 67 42 138 33 25165 23249 gi|1498811 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 67 45 MJ0050 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 138 36 28690 27362 gnl|PID|e269549 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 67 47 144 4 3271 3717 gi|1753229 PKCI [Borrelia burgdorferi] 67 52 145 3 1435 2511 gi|1573615 ATP-binding protein (abc) [Haemophilus 67 47 influenzae] 146 5 4657 2804 gi|1045034 beta-galactosidase [Xanthomonas campestris 67 51 pv. manihotis] 149 3 1978 1367 gi|806536 membrane protein [Bacillus 67 51 acidopullulyticus] 156 1 3 365 gnl|PID|e265539 ClpB-homologue [Thermus aquaticus 67 42 thermophilus] 158 15 14863 13766 gi|1573487 rbs repressor (rbsR) [Haemophilus 67 40 influenzae] 158 17 16483 15959 gi|677850 hypothetical protein [Staphylococcus 67 51 aureus] 159 7 6872 6006 gi|1303949 YqiX [Bacillus subtilis] 67 41 159 9 8103 7498 gi|1303950 YqiY [Bacillus subtilis] 67 41 165 11 9846 9004 gi|606079 ORF_o267 [Escherichia coli] 67 36 169 2 2151 3047 gi|42371 pyruvate formate-lyase activating enzyme 67 44 (AA 1-246) [Escherichia li] 179 13 13648 14451 gnl|PID|e257631 methyltransferase [Lactococcus lactis] 67 45 180 28 28656 29801 gi|666005 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 67 48 194 6 2774 4231 gi|143245 Na+/H+ antiporter [Bacillus firmus] 67 41 194 10 6472 8259 gi|622991 mannitol transport protein [Bacillus 67 50 stearothermophilus] sp|P50852|PTMB_BACST PTS SYSTEM, MANNITOL-SPECIFIC IIBC COMPONENT EIIBC-MTL) (MANNITOL- PERMEASE IIBC COMPONENT) (PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE NZYME II, BC COMPONENT) (EC 2.7.1.69) (EII-MTL). 204 5 1924 3006 gi|1235684 mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase 67 50 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 214 1 42 1196 gi|606013 CG Site No. 829 [Escherichia coli] 67 36 219 2 524 850 gnl|PID|e257628 ORF [Lactococcus lactis] 67 42 223 15 13640 14407 gi|496520 orf iota [Streptococcus pyogenes] 67 54 227 3 1011 1892 gi|1070013 protein-dependent [Bacillus subtilis] 67 37 233 12 9340 8339 gi|507880 xanthine dehydrogenase [Gallus gallus] 67 50 238 10 7951 9183 gi|1653948 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 67 45 246 3 783 1430 gnl|PID|e233869 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 67 47 256 2 570 1601 gi|709992 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilisl 67 36 266 2 1266 835 gi|963038 ArpU [Enterococcus hirae] 67 42 285 1 3 809 gi|40014 pot. ORF 446 (aa 1-446) [Bacillus 67 53 subtilis] 288 10 6838 5801 gi|1651806 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 67 45 301 10 8822 8562 gi|1303864 YqgQ [Bacillus subtilis] 67 43 312 5 2377 2595 gi|709991 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 67 52 353 1 3 1472 gi|151259 HMG-CoA reductase (EC 1.1.1.88) 67 48 [Pseudomonas mevalonii] pir|A44756|A44756 hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase (EC 1.1.1.88) Pseudomonas sp. 359 2 984 439 gi|1773190 similar to E. coli yhaE [Escherichia coli] 67 45 359 3 2244 982 gi|1001478 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 67 30 364 8 8469 7816 gi|496943 ORF [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 67 50 386 12 6625 7833 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 67 36 pneumoniae] 394 2 497 2635 gnl|PID|e25593 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 67 45 399 6 5410 3971 gi|665994 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 67 45 414 1 1 1227 gi|1621027 high affinity potassium transporter 67 40 [Debaryomyces occidentalis] 453 2 618 391 gi|537189 ORF_f132 [Escherichia coli] 67 45 458 1 825 226 gnl|PID|e189917 ORF 28.5 [Escherichia coli] 67 45 460 2 644 1387 gi|1502421 3-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein reductase 67 48 [Bacillus subtilis] 460 4 2622 3131 gi|1399830 biotin carboxyl carrier protein 67 53 [Synechococcus PCC7942] 474 1 1456 77 gi|495277 histidine kinase [Streptococcus 67 54 pneumoniae] 488 6 3892 3032 gi|437389 transposase [Lactococcus lactis] 67 47 490 1 460 2 gi|1742830 ORF_ID:o326#2; similar to [SwissProt 67 43 Accession Number P37794] [Eseherichia coli] 582 1 2 787 gi|1408485 yxdM gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 67 38 629 2 1280 915 gi|1006620 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 67 50 633 2 941 390 gnl|PID|e221400 tex gene product [Bordetella pertussis] 67 54 655 1 47 313 gi|147403 mannose permease subunit Il-P-Man 67 48 [Escherichia coli] 671 3 1630 2415 sp|P13226|GALE_STR UDP-GLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE (EC 5.1.3.2) 67 52 LI (GALACTOWALDENASE). 682 2 1428 595 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 67 42 [Escherichia coli] 704 3 977 411 gi|467428 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 67 45 711 1 590 168 gi|471236 orf3 [Haemophilus influenzae] 67 37 784 1 253 2 gnl|PID|e236287 site-specific DNA-methyltransferase 67 44 [Bacillus_stearothermophilus] 907 1 209 3 gi|5119 topoisomerase I [Schizosaccharomyces 67 42 pombe] 908 1 275 96 gi|1591045 hypothetical protein (SP:P31466) 67 46 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 960 1 499 98 gi|405804 transposase [Streptococcus thermophilus] 67 50 963 1 259 2 pir|S34632|S34632 dnaJ protein homolog - human 67 54 964 1 164 628 bbs|173803 CD4+ T cell-stimulating antigen [Listeria 67 49 monocytogenes, 85E0-1167, Peptide Partial, 268 aa] [Listeria monocytogenes] 5 4 1438 2403 gi|1303810 YgeT [Bacillus subtilis] 66 50 7 1 24 1727 gi|145220 alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Escherichia coli] 66 50 7 2 1858 2646 gi|687599 orfA1; transposon insertion into orfA1 66 58 impairs growth and virulence f L. monocytogenes [Listeria monocytogenes] 8 1 3 707 gi|1303830 YgfL [Bacillus subtilis] 66 45 9 1 182 1051 gi|467399 IMP dehydrogenase [Bacillus subtilis] 66 51 17 11 8383 8598 gi|457336 Pv200 [Plasmodium vivax] 66 42 18 14 5903 6136 gi|294706 trfA [Plasmid RK2] 66 50 23 12 5951 6895 gi|1652472 ethylene response sensor protein 66 51 [Synechocystis sp.] 23 17 11198 11881 gi|466517 pduB [Salmonella typhimurium] 66 44 23 19 12395 13501 gi|145206 pduB [Salmonella typhimurium] 66 47 34 5 5987 6232 gi|397360 yNucR endo-exonuclease [Saccharomyces 66 46 cerevisiae] 43 2 782 1018 gi|513417 non-structural polyprotein of pSP6-SFV4 66 46 [unidentified] 43 5 3757 2324 gnl|PID|e154145 penicillin binding protein 4 66 44 [Staphylococcus_aureus] 56 4 2351 1662 gi|49272 Asparaginase [Bacillus licheniformis] 66 44 57 2 950 1735 gi|1657505 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 66 46 57 4 3117 3932 gi|1657507 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 66 41 57 8 12269 12646 gi|1622733 orf108; unknown function [Butyrivibrio 66 44 fibrisolvens] 62 2 547 1302 gi|413967 ipa-43d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 66 50 62 5 2633 1905 gi|475110 fructokinase [Pediococcus pentosace] 66 51 74 7 4661 4086 gi|467484 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 66 47 81 18 13878 13717 gi|146724 enzyme III-Man function protein (manX 66 35 (ptsL)) [Escherichia coli] gi|41976 manX gene product (AA 1-315) [Escherichia coli] 94 17 20780 21253 gi|142955 glucose dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.47) 66 47 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S36090|S36090 glucose 1-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.47) - Bacillus ubtilis 98 15 15165 14338 gi|147327 transport protein [Escherichia coli] 66 34 105 3 1726 3183 gnl|PID|e205173 orf1 gene product [Lactobacillus 66 45 helveticus] 110 17 15811 14804 gi|887824 ORF_o310 [Escherichia coli] 66 52 112 2 712 443 gnl|PID|e242290 carbainate kinase [Clostridium perfringens] 66 51 123 1 1 540 gi|1573538 H. influenzae predicted coding region 66 39 H10552 [Haemophilus influenzae] 123 33 30312 31460 gi|1498930 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 66 48 MJ0158 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 125 8 4914 4474 gi|1736749 Exopolysaccharide production protein PSS. 66 54 [Escherichia_coli] 128 25 18201 18878 gnl|PID|e255543 putative iron dependant repressor 66 48 [Staphylococcus epidermidis] 131 3 2311 3213 gi|38969 lacF gene product [Agrobacterium 66 37 radiobacter] 131 5 3588 3394 gi|1303823 YqfG [Bacillus subtilis] 66 29 135 1 1214 45 gi|1498930 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 66 48 MJ0158 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 135 10 7764 7405 gi|530825 OVT1 [Onchocerca volvulus] 66 47 144 13 12859 10739 pir|A40614|A40614 penicillin-binding protein pbpF - Bacillus 66 47 subtilis 145 5 3224 4063 gi|349531 lipoprotein [Pasteurella haemolytica] 66 45 146 2 1497 619 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 66 38 [Escherichia coli] 149 2 1097 1282 gi|1762962 FemA [Staphylococcus simulans] 66 38 150 3 1443 2417 gnl|PID|e185374 ceuE gene product [Campylobacter coli] 66 46 150 8 6487 6903 gi|1377842 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 66 43 164 20 21846 22646 gi|1279769 FdhC [Methanobacterium thermoformicicum] 66 57 164 25 24555 25688 pir|A43577|A43577 regulatory protein pfoR - Clostridium 66 47 perfringens 178 1 383 3 gi|763052 integrase [Bacteriophage T270] 66 47 195 19 8698 8516 bbs|169008 homeobox gene [Drosophila sp.] 66 55 207 1 166 1554 gi|619724 MgtE [Bacillus firmus] 66 39 207 3 2312 2010 gi|1204258 soluble protein [Escherichia coli] 66 44 211 3 1523 1729 gi|289932 MHC class II beta chain [Cyphotilapia 66 66 frontosa] 213 3 1811 2308 gi|153045 prolipoprotein signal peptidase 66 40 [Staphylococcus aureus] pir|S20433|S20433 lsp protein - Staphylococcus aureus sp|P31024|LSPA_STAAU LIPOPROTEIN SIGNAL PEPTIDASE (EC 3.4.23.36) PROLIPOPROTEIN SIGNAL PEPTIDASE) (SIGNAL PEPTIDASE II) (SPASE II). 221 7 2524 3468 gi|1353527 ORF10 [Bacteriophage rlt] 66 44 222 13 8272 8988 gi|466719 No definition line found [Eschenichia 66 48 coli] 223 18 15210 15971 gi|496520 orf iota [Streptococcus pyogenes] 66 57 232 5 3494 2715 gi|142706 comG1 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 66 41 235 3 1774 734 gi|580897 OppB gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 66 47 244 2 906 1520 gi|15354 ORF 55.9 [Bacteriophage T4] 66 46 259 3 2355 1867 gi|56312 Gephyrin [Rattus norvegicus] 66 55 271 1 1 675 gi|1574748 tRNA pseudouridine 55 synthase (truB) 66 53 [Haemophilus influenzae] 277 1 1 927 gi|1303799 YqeN [Bacillus subtilis] 66 45 291 5 4587 3547 gnl|PID|e257609 sugar-binding transport protein 66 46 [Anaerocellum thermophilum] 292 25 20451 19912 gi|1649035 high-affinity periplasmic glutamine 66 50 binding protein [Salmonella typhimurium] 300 1 2302 77 gi|289262 comE ORF3 [Bacillus subtilis] 66 46 301 4 4290 3265 sp|P13226|GALE_STR UDP-GLUCOSE 4-EPIMERASE (EC 5.1.3.2) 66 51 LI (GALACTOWALDENASE). 301 5 4516 4689 gnl|PID|e212164 PSII, protein N [Odontella sinensis] 66 58 314 1 360 4 gi|467452 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 66 43 15 4 2559 2209 gi|1653498 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 66 44 320 3 2406 1081 gnl|PID|e250352 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 66 35 332 2 157 921 gi|1303875 YghB [Bacillus subtilis] 66 44 334 2 1001 3076 gi|1651660 DNA ligase [Synechocystis sp.] 66 48 338 1 2 616 gi|845686 ORF-27 [Staphylococcus aureus] 66 54 338 7 5011 5496 gi|912476 No definition line found [Escherichia 66 48 coli] 341 5 1935 3107 gi|142538 aspartate aminotransferase [Bacillus sp.] 66 44 343 3 2548 2045 gnl|PID|e289147 similar to single strand binding protein 66 44 [Bacillus subtilis] 345 20 22093 22461 gi|1657795 dihydroneopterin aldolase 66 45 [Methylobacterium extorquens] 353 3 2621 2379 gnl|PID|e257628 ORF [Lactococcus lactis] 66 52 365 4 5117 4779 gi|1742868 Mutator MutT protein (7,8-dihydro-8- 66 54 oxoguanine-triphosphatase) (8-oxo-dgtpase) (EC 3.6.1.-) (DGTP pyrophosphohydrolase). [Escherichia coli] 376 1 3 1076 gi|1778517 glycerol dehydrogenase homolog 66 45 [Escherichia coli] 394 7 5980 5648 gi|486358 ORF YKL202w [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 66 38 421 4 1469 2539 gi|606375 ORF_f345 [Escherichia coli] 66 48 475 6 3978 3763 gi|532547 ORF14 [Enterococcus faecalis] 66 48 491 8 7710 7081 gi|1000453 TreR [Bacillus subtilis] 66 49 526 1 392 3 gi|1750125 xylulose kinase [Bacillus subtilis] 66 49 552 6 6147 5917 gi|1432152 PTS antiterminator [Klebsiella oxytoca] 66 37 571 2 560 1153 gi|1773132 multidrug resistance-like ATP-binding 66 38 protein Mdl [Esoherichia coli] 575 3 1075 539 gi|1651722 guanylate kinase [Synechocystis sp.] 66 48 608 2 631 113 gi|1213334 OrfX; hypothetical 22.5 KD protein 66 41 downstream of type IV prepilin leader peptidase gene; Method: conceptual translation supplied by author [Vibrio vulnificus] 640 1 877 2 sp|P50487|YCPX_CLO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN IN CPE 5′REGION 66 36 PE (FRAGMENT) 734 1 2 343 gi|1653602 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 66 43 802 1 2 292 gnl|PID|e280516 voltage-gated sodium channel [Mus 66 58 musculus] 812 2 343 531 gi|511075 ORF2 [Streptococcus agalactiae] 66 51 823 1 1 393 gi|1303843 YqfV [Bacillus subtilis] 66 42 891 1 82 402 gi|567769 ORF5; predicted protein shows similarity 66 52 to ATP-binding transport roteins AmiE and AmiF of Streptococcus pneumoniae; disruptulon of RF5 leads to aminopterin resistance [Streptococcus parasanguis] 66 52 5 6 2630 3154 gi|1303811 YqeU [Bacillus subtilis] 65 50 16 1 2 628 gi|1742303 Acyl carrier protein phosphodiesterase 65 43 (ACP phosphodiesterase) (fragment), [Escherichia coli] 18 6 3360 2518 gi|601880 rep protein [Bacillus borstelensis] 65 40 21 11 7933 7706 gi|1500521 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 65 32 MJ1623 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 23 20 13459 13881 gi|488430 alcohol dehydrogenase 2 [Entamoeba 65 43 histolytica] 23 25 15987 16178 gnl|PID|e248966 F32D8.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 65 50 27 2 526 302 gi|1001644 regulatory components of sensory 65 44 transduction system [Synechocystis sp.] 29 9 6770 5727 sp|P36672|PTTB_ECO PTS SYSTEM, TREHALOSE-SPECIFIC IIBC 65 45 LI COMPONENT (EIIBC-TRE) (TREHALOSE- PERMEASE IIBC COMPONENT) (PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE ENZYME II, BC COMPONENT) (BC 2.7.1.69) (EII-TRE). 31 5 4611 5207 gi|171625 guanylate kinase [Saccharomyces 65 39 cerevisiae] 32 7 4085 3915 gi|150158 29 kD protein [Mycoplasma genitalium] 65 51 33 8 7396 7638 gi|1573421 protein translocation protein, low 65 26 temperature (secG) [Haemophilus influenzae] 35 1 2 499 gi|1737500 transcription antiterminator [Bacillus 65 40 stearothermophilus] 45 6 2537 3037 gi|511455 unknown [Coxiella burnetii] 65 37 46 3 1028 2254 gi|1001642 dGTP triphosphohydrolase [Synechocystis 65 43 sp.] 47 12 14524 14264 gi|150209 ORF 1 [Mycoplasma mycoides] 65 34 50 3 2866 2051 gi|1303830 YgfL [Bacillus subtilis] 65 40 57 11 12955 13332 gnl|PID|e254999 phenylalany-tRNA synthetase beta subunit 65 51 [Bacillus subtilis] 62 1 2 484 gi|1573470 H. influenzae predicted coding region 65 57 H10491 [Haemophilus influenzae] 68 1 49 282 gi|1573250 aspartate aminotransferase (aspC) 65 52 [Haemophilus influenzae] 72 2 567 1325 gi|466645 alternate name yhiD [Escherichia coli] 65 40 81 5 3711 2938 gi|1732200 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIPMan 65 43 [Vibria furnissii] 83 18 12506 12745 pir|D64042|D64042 ribosomal-protein-alanine 65 50 acetyltransferase (rimI) homolog - Haemophilus influenzae (strain Rd KW20) 100 38 28229 28032 gi|183075 glial fibrillary acidic protein [Homo 65 43 sapiens] 105 1 912 106 pir|S15248|YQBZCD fimC protein - Dichelobacter nodosus 65 46 (serotype D) 106 5 6097 5102 gi|1143204 ORF2; Method: conceptual translation 65 44 supplied by author [Shigella sonnei] 109 3 1165 899 gi|1573390 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 110 7 5579 4257 pir|B44514|B44514 hypothetical protein 1 (vnfA 5′ region) - 65 43 Azotobacter vinelandii] 120 3 1249 1632 sp|P54746|YBGB_ECO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN IN HRSA 3′REGION 65 48 LI (FRAGMENT). 122 2 896 1654 gi|1335913 unknown [Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae] 65 48 145 4 2509 3210 gi|1208965 hypothetical 23.3 kd protein [Eseherichia 65 40 coli] 149 7 4407 3502 gi|145173 35 kDa protein [Escherichia coli] 65 46 154 8 5738 4926 gi|405804 transposase [Streptococcus thermophilis] 65 47 155 1 306 512 gi|285627 E.coli SecE homologous protein [Bacillus 65 48 subtilis] pir|S39858|S39858 secE protein homolog - Bacillus subtilis sp|Q06799|SECE_BACSU PREPROTEIN TRANSLOCASE SECE SUBUNIT. 158 1 150 1103 gi|289272 ferrichrome-binding protein [Bacillus 65 40 subtilis] 158 16 14885 15946 gi|467172 add; L308_C2_206 [Mycobacterium leprae] 65 36 173 4 2103 2912 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 65 41 173 12 9749 9054 gi|1652864 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 65 50 179 16 15674 17035 gi|1171125 thioredoxin reductase [Clostridium 65 41 litorale] 180 26 26911 28266 sp|P13692|P54_ENTF P54 PROTEIN PRECURSOR. 65 39 C 193 6 2893 3795 gi|39787 adaA [Bacillus subtilis] 65 45 194 5 1843 2238 gi|47394 5-oxoprolyl-peptidase [Streptococcus 65 48 pyogenes] 199 1 894 82 gi|1591118 nitrate transport ATP-binding protein 65 46 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 200 24 13441 13136 gi|144926 toxin A [Clostridium difficile] 65 39 202 3 2925 1846 gi|413968 ipa-44d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 65 46 203 1 797 3 gi|1377832 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 65 45 204 3 1065 1472 gi|1008996 unknown [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 65 51 205 4 1029 1685 gi|148989 truncated tetracycline resistance 65 42 repressor (non-functional) Haemophilus parainfluenzae] 206 8 5037 4807 pir|D60110|D60110 repetitive protein antigen 3 - Trypanosoma 65 41 cruzi (fragment) 217 1 411 4 gi|1146181 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 65 43 217 4 1092 3065 gi|984229 penicillin-binding protein 1a 65 48 [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 223 27 23445 23879 gnl|PID|e269486 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 65 47 225 6 5138 3984 gi|39956 IIGlc [Bacillus subtilis] 65 47 229 5 5528 5130 gi|1303914 YghY [Bacillus subtilis] 65 33 229 10 10697 8517 gnl|PID|e266933 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 65 46 233 3 2413 1526 gi|1887825 ORF_f541 [Escherichia coli] 65 46 236 4 6975 4789 gi|405863 yohA [Escherichia coli] 65 43 237 4 1460 1816 gi|305080 myosin heavy chain [Entamoeba histolytica] 65 42 238 24 21690 23228 gi|305008 rhamnulokinase [Escherichia coli] 65 49 242 3 2192 3280 gnl|PID|e221269 tail protein [Bacteriophage CP-1] 65 37 244 6 5172 4228 gi|1653197 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 65 51 259 5 3684 2779 gi|559900 F49E2.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 65 39 259 6 4243 3749 gi|1743887 molybdopterin cofactor biosynthesis enzyme 65 50 [Bradyrhizobium laponicum] 260 1 140 478 gi|895748 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 65 55 enzyme II [Bacillus ubtilis] 269 6 4113 3907 gi|1303792 YgeK [Bacillus subtilis] 65 39 271 12 7731 6772 gi|1657534 cyn operon transcriptional activator 65 45 [Escherichia coli] 275 9 6413 5361 gi|1773132 multidrug resistance-like ATP-binding 65 48 protein Mdl [Escherichia coli] 276 4 1813 1583 gi|1504014 similar to myosin heavy chain: Containing 65 34 ATP/GTP-binding site motif A(P-loop) [Homo sapiens] 279 14 14254 10625 gi|1237015 ORF4 [Bacillus subtilis] 65 45 281 2 692 1279 gi|1303962 YgjK [Bacillus subtilis] 65 50 295 5 2279 3388 gi|436965 [malA] gene products [Bacillus 65 41 stearothermophilus] pir|543914|S43914 hypothetical protein 1 - Bacillus tearothermophilus 298 1 63 1142 gi|928834 integrase [Lactococcus lactis phage BK5-T] 65 44 301 8 7592 7176 gi|1303893 YqhL [Bacillus subtilis] 65 50 311 3 4658 5701 gnl|PID|e221269 tail protein [Bacteriophage CP-1] 65 40 326 1 2 247 gi|466520 pocR [Salmonella typhimurium] 65 38 329 1 789 523 gi|1303895 YqhN [Bacillus subtilis] 65 36 345 5 3363 3641 gi|895749 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 65 51 enzyme II″ [Bacillus ubtilis] 369 3 1635 1207 gi|1480429 putative transcriptional regulator 65 45 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 373 2 815 1630 gi|1277032 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 65 41 379 9 11301 8275 gi|887828 was o492p and o826p before splice 65 49 [Escherichia coli] 386 13 7903 8145 gnl|PID|e217382 M7.9 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 65 39 395 4 1028 1231 gi|1592033 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 65 30 MJ1387 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 396 3 1000 1272 gi|1045900 hypothetical protein (GB:L09228_17) 65 44 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 422 3 2050 1262 gi|405907 yejD [Escherichia coli] 65 50 438 1 44 358 gi|530798 LysB [Bacteriophage phi-LC3] 65 39 460 1 119 646 gi|1502420 malonyl-CoA:Acyl carrier protein 65 46 transacylase [Bacillus subtilis] 463 1 870 121 gi|1651917 tRNA(m1G37)methyltramsferase 65 47 [Synechocystis sp.] 468 1 2 823 gi|216457 ORF [Escherichia coli] 65 46 470 1 34 816 gi|530798 LysB [Bacteriophage phi-LC3] 65 47 476 1 21 830 gi|1006591 cation-transporting ATPase PacL 65 46 [Synechocystis sp.] 510 7 4875 6092 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 65 46 565 2 686 339 gi|143833 PBSX repressor [Bacillus subtilis] 65 51 566 2 198 743 gi|496501 RepS [Streptococcus pyogenes] 65 34 604 5 1875 2078 gi|1590997 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 65 49 MJ0272 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 608 1 194 3 gnl|PID|e290940 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 65 35 648 1 60 953 gi|1591145 hypothetical protein (HI0902) 65 31 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 657 4 2531 1620 gi|1500015 amidase [Methanococcus jannaschii] 65 46 691 1 2 718 gnl|PID|e248400 orfRM1 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 65 48 704 2 474 175 gi|467428 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 65 50 758 2 408 683 gi|451201 ORF1 [Bacillus subtilis] 65 44 778 1 833 3 gi|410137 ORFX13 [Bacillus subtilis] 65 40 793 1 1 564 gi|912436 oligo-1,6-glucosidase [Bacillus 65 40 thermoglucosidasius] pir|A41707|A41707 oligo-1,6-glucosidase (BC 3.2.1.10) - Bacillus hemoglucosidasius 827 1 364 2 gi|852076 MrgA [Bacillus subtilis] 65 33 856 1 209 3 gi|1575605 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol oxygenase 65 45 [Burkholderia sp.] 890 1 966 745 pir|A44803|A44803 pG1 protein - human (fragment) 65 63 4 1 2 958 gnl|PID|e265530 yorfE [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 64 43 5 8 4212 5579 gi|407881 stringent response-like protein 64 47 [Streptococcus equisimilis] pir|539975|539975 stringent response-like protein - Streptococcus quisimilis 8 4 4047 3304 gi|1573150 dihydrolipoamide acetyltransferase (acoC) 64 37 [Haemophilus influenzae] 17 14 11709 10393 gi|155109 ORF 1B [Thermus aguaticus thermophilus] 64 37 19 12 6499 6801 gi|1303755 YqbO [Bacillus subtilis] 64 32 23 1 1 303 gi|1022963 dextransucrase [Leuconostoc mesenteroides] 64 50 28 4 7059 6505 gi|1568609 18kDA protein [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 64 45 31 3 1316 2986 gi|1100076 PTS-dependent enzyme II [Clostridium 64 47 longisporum] 47 2 2665 3408 gi|1742154 Phosphoglycolate phosphatase (EC 64 52 3.1.3.18). [Escherichia coli] 48 2 1699 1310 gi|142702 A competence protein 2 [Bacillus subtilis] 64 41 54 8 2750 2352 gi|951052 ORF9, putative [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 64 31 57 15 18035 17274 gi|1183886 integral membrane protein [Bacillus 64 40 subtilis] 62 4 1968 1699 gi|475110 fructokinase [Pediococcus pentosaceus] 64 52 100 42 29329 29039 gi|951048 excisionase [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 64 37 102 4 3726 4805 gi|215331 morphogenesis protein [Bacteriophage phi- 64 43 29] 106 3 3296 2439 gi|1303930 YgiK [Bacillus subtilis] 64 44 123 12 12960 11314 sp|P37047|YAEG_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 44.3 KD PROTEIN IN HTRA-DAPD 64 40 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 128 2 1285 1614 gi|143961 pyruvate phosphate dikinase [Clostridium 64 52 symbiosum] pir|A36231|KIQAPO pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase (EC 2.7.9.1) - lostridium symbiosum 128 8 6178 4757 gi|40665 beta-glucosidase [Clostridium 64 41 thermocellum] 133 2 1748 2248 gi|1591027 ferripyochelin binding protein 64 46 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 150 1 35 673 gnl|PID|e185372 ceuC gene product [Campylobacter coli] 64 38 158 6 6038 5040 gi|1045801 hypothetical protein (SP:P32720) 64 35 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 164 7 3620 4903 gnl|PID|e283116 unknown similar to quinolon resistance 64 41 protein NorA [Bacillus subtilis] 171 11 10107 10784 gi|1591668 phosphate transport system regulatory 64 40 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 179 4 4826 6373 gi|149535 D-alanine activating enzyme [Lactobacillus 64 51 casei] 181 4 2251 1364 gi|671632 unknown [Staphylococcus aureus] 64 38 190 11 11302 10355 gi|599850 orf1 gene product [Lactobacillus sake] 64 33 195 37 15344 16033 gi|1736499 Lysostaphin precursor (BC 3.5.1.-). 64 49 [Escherichia coli] 199 4 4000 5631 gi|746574 similar to M. musculus transport system 64 37 membrane protein, Nramp PIR:A40739) and S. cerevisiae SMF1 protein (PIR:A45154) Caenorhabditis elegans] 202 1 1 1560 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 64 45 204 7 3000 4115 gi|1591731 melvalonate kinase [Methanococcus 64 41 jannaschii] 208 1 308 1090 gi|473821 ‘tetrahydrodipicolinate N- 64 42 succinyltransferase’ [Escherichia coli] gi|1552743 tetrahydrodipicolinate N- succinyltransferase Escherichia coli] 216 9 6501 6698 gi|47373 7 kDa protein [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 64 35 221 18 8268 8513 gi|1389837 complement regulatory protein [Trypanosoma 64 28 cruzi] 231 4 2964 2632 gnl|PID|e279941 muconate cycloisomerase [Rhodococcus 64 37 erythropolis] 234 2 751 302 gnl|PID|e194709 N-terminal part of a protein of unknown 64 42 function [Chlamydia psittaci] 238 18 15580 16392 gi|537108 ORE_f254 [Escherichia coli] 64 44 245 1 14 868 gi|153247 endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase H 64 51 [Streptomyces plicatus]pir|A00903|RBSMHP mannosyl-glycoprotein ndo-beta-N- acetyiglucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.96) H precursor - treptomyces plicatus 272 2 584 1144 gi|580781 signal peptidase [Bacillus licheniformis] 64 47 281 5 2659 5019 gi|147550 recJ [Escherichia coli] 64 46 290 12 9496 10371 gi|45713 P.putida genes rpmH, rnpA, 9k, 60k, 50k, 64 42 gidA, gidB, uncI and uncB seudomonas putida] 298 4 4029 3466 gi|147780 rts gene product [Escherichia coli] 64 43 301 20 16216 15977 gi|170482 prosystemin [Solanum lycopersicum] 64 57 301 21 17732 17391 gi|405804 transposase [Streptococcus thermophilus] 64 52 307 1 198 1964 gi|1255196 BSMA [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 64 48 320 5 3441 3070 gi|972900 ArtP [Haemophilus influenzae] 64 38 341 9 7690 6413 gi|1161380 IcaA [Staphylococcus epidermidis] 64 30 345 6 3589 4848 gi|902932 L-methionine gamma-lyase [Pseudomonas 64 45 putida] 348 1 453 22 gi|1591957 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 64 32 MJ1318 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 350 2 1372 1830 gnl|PID|e289141 similar to hydroxyrnyristoyl-(acyl carrier 64 44 protein) dehydratase [Bacillus subtilis] 351 7 3291 2917 gi|49013 dTDP-dihydrostreptose synthase 64 46 [Streptomyces griseus] ir|S18618|SYSMPG dTDP-dihydrostreptose synthase - Streptomyces iseus 352 2 780 1028 gi|173431 H+−ATPase [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 64 38 386 10 5952 6161 gnl|PID|e243284 ORF YGLO56c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 64 50 398 2 1233 1808 gi|147920 3-methyladenine-DNA glycosylase I (tag) 64 47 [Escherichia coli] 399 12 8761 9159 gi|1778534 H10024 homolog [Escherichia coli] 64 40 409 1 657 1607 gi|1773157 ferrochelatase [Escherichia coli] 64 41 446 1 266 775 gi|563845 orf gene product [Bacillus circulans] 64 53 462 4 1714 1959 gi|169461 serine proteinase inhibitor [Populus 64 50 trichocarpa × Populus eltoides] 466 6 5621 8539 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 64 43 501 2 891 1469 gi|467109 rim; 30S Ribosomal protein S18 alanine 64 44 acetyltransferase; 229_C1_170 [Mycobacterium leprae] 512 1 1 279 gi|1651948 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 64 35 516 1 466 2 gi|155027 6′-N-acetyltransferase [Transposon Tn2426] 64 35 516 2 556 759 gi|1653387 nitrogen assimilation regulatory protein 64 58 [Synechocystis sp.] 523 2 904 662 gi|159464 armadillo protein [Musca domestica] 64 45 537 2 1083 844 gi|929966 truncated ORFB due to a basepair deletion; 64 42 similar to B. anthracis terneR element ORFB [Bacillus anthracis] 549 1 309 4 gi|1279769 FdhC [Methanobacterium thermoformicicum] 64 48 552 4 5960 3945 gi|1100076 PTS-dependent enzyme II [Clostridium 64 47 longisporum] 556 1 3 224 gi|727437 putative 37-kDa protein [Lactococcus 64 49 lactis] 557 2 767 1120 gnl|PID|e257629 transcription factor [Lactococcus lactis] 64 44 602 1 428 156 gi|520407 orf2; GTG start codon [Bacillus 64 50 thuringiensis] 603 1 1 165 gi|1621445 sporulation protein Cse15 [Bacillus 64 32 subtilis] 626 1 3 992 gi|1574715 thioredoxin reductase (trxB) [Haemophilus 64 40 influenzae] 628 2 240 446 gi|1165281 Smg [Borrelia burgdorferi] 64 41 723 1 23 829 gi|1620648 surface protein Rib [Streptococcus 64 50 agalactiae] 739 1 4 378 gi|143835 PBSX repressor [Bacillus subtilis] 64 37 748 1 139 765 gi|498816 ORF7; homology to regions 4.1 and 4.2 of 64 35 sigma factors [Bacillus ubtilis] 758 1 3 410 gi|451201 ORF1 [Bacillus subtilis] 64 34 808 1 368 3 gi|142833 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 64 47 818 2 415 663 gi|854020 U41, major DNA binding protein [Human 64 40 herpesvirus 6] 906 1 2 433 gi|1303865 YggR [Bacillus subtilis] 64 44 17 28 28175 27612 gi|151824 ORF5 [Plasmid R46] 63 34 19 18 9546 9722 gi|288661 ORF5 product [Bacteriophage P2] 63 45 39 5 1841 2329 gi|1573292 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 63 47 41 1 1531 2 gi|580896 nodB protein (aa 1-219) [Bradyrhizobium 63 43 sp.] 55 10 5052 6410 gi|1303917 YgiB [Bacillus subtilis] 63 42 80 2 1852 824 gi|38722 precursor (aa −20 to 381) [Acinetobacter 63 42 calcoaceticus] ir|A29277|A29277 aldose 1- epimerase (EC 5.1.3.3) - Acinetobacter lcoaceticus 81 10 6724 6221 gi|1591234 hypothetical protein (SP:P42297) 63 40 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 81 14 9175 10848 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pcF10] 63 44 86 1 2 1006 gi|143316 [gap]gene products [Bacillus megaterium] 63 43 89 13 12929 12639 gi|1377841 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 63 44 98 14 14365 13502 sp|P45169|POTC_HAE SPERMIDINE/PUTRESCINE TRANSPORT SYSTEM 63 37 IN PERMEASE PROTEIN POTC. 100 24 20444 17985 gi|563258 virulence-associated protein E 63 44 [Dichelobacter nodosus] 102 2 2441 2599 gi|1619835 MOB [Bacillus thuringiensis israelens] 63 28 110 22 19725 20705 gi|1763011 lysophospholipase homolog [Homo sapiens] 63 48 115 1 481 92 gi|467360 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 63 38 128 30 25257 24397 gi|1518679 orf [Bacillus subtilis] 63 39 138 18 12236 11580 gi|405516 This ORF is homologous to nitroreductase 63 39 from Enterobacter cloacae, ccession Number A38686, and Salmonella, Accession Number P15888 Mycoplasma-like organism] 143 2 167 1096 pir|S39416|S39416 metallothionein 10-I - blue mussel 63 63 158 9 10023 8893 bbs|173803 CD4+ T cell-stimulating antigen [Listeria 63 48 monocytogenes, 85EO-1167, Peptide Partial, 268 aa] [Listeria monocytogenes] 164 6 3041 3301 gi|1573583 H. influenzae predicted coding region 63 31 H10594 [Haemophilus influenzae] 164 18 18502 21708 gi|1015903 ORF YJR151c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 63 45 165 3 3084 2278 gi|537108 ORF_f254 [Escherichia coli] 63 45 166 1 83 1045 gi|762778 NifS gene product [Anabaena azollae] 63 49 168 3 638 1489 gi|805022 Ndilp [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 63 32 171 12 10655 10810 gi|152403 phosphate regulatory protein [Rhizobium 63 50 meliloti] 172 1 242 1336 gi|1552775 ATP-binding protein [Escherichia coli] 63 45 179 11 11236 12111 gnl|PID|e245033 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 63 42 179 15 15289 15765 gi|1353197 thioredoxin reductase [Eubacterium 63 44 acidaminophilum] 180 3 3412 1892 gi|1064813 homologous to sp:PHOR_BACSU [Bacillus 63 40 subtilis] 180 7 7063 7926 gi|1657516 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 63 41 187 1 1 729 gi|1651957 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 63 34 195 17 7717 8280 gi|431928 MunI methyltransferase [Mycoplasma sp.] 63 44 202 8 5311 6165 gi|606162 ORF_f229 [Escherichia coli] 63 48 202 10 7848 8681 gi|606018 ORF_o783 [Escherichia coli] 63 47 208 3 2979 2341 gi|1006613 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 63 40 221 3 874 1146 gnl|PID|e265530 yorfE [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 63 42 227 2 856 1254 gi|438459 homologous to E. coli hydrophobic Fe- 63 41 uptake components FepD, FecD; utative [Bacillus subtilis] 231 3 2618 2448 gi|606248 30S ribosomal subunit protein S3 63 42 [Escherichia coli] 233 9 6773 6144 gi|887827 ORF_o192 [Escherichia coli] 63 41 234 1 348 70 gi|494958 ExpZ [Bacillus subtilis] 63 32 240 2 1230 721 gnl|PID|e252616 DcuC protein [Escherichia coli] 63 38 244 9 7512 6508 gi|467421 similar to B. subtilis DnaH [Bacillus 63 43 subtilis] sp|P37540|YAAS_BACSU HYPOTHETICAL 37.6 KD PROTEIN IN XPAC-ABRB NTERGENIC REGION. 255 5 3600 2818 gi|1486244 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 63 47 258 1 3 449 gi|1041115 TRAC [Plasmid pPD1] 63 38 259 4 2842 2342 gnl|PID|e290788 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculos] 63 42 265 8 3313 3480 gi|694074 emml gene product [Streptococcus pyogenes] 63 42 276 18 12505 11654 gi|601878 beta-1,3-glucanase bg1H [Bacillus 63 36 circulans] 294 5 2012 2275 gi|288661 ORF5 product [Bacteriophage P2] 63 40 301 7 7063 6704 gnl|PID|e290998 unknown [Mycobacteriurn tuberculos] 63 41 345 2 2279 2725 gi|413940 ipa-16d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 63 39 351 8 4361 3306 gi|398120 TDP-glucose oxireductase [Xanthomonas 63 47 campestris] 359 1 526 14 gi|1001605 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase 63 36 [Synechocystis sp.] 364 6 6741 7277 gi|1736473 ORF_ID:o335#13; similar to [SwissProt 63 42 Accession Number P36088] [Escherichia coli] 378 2 683 1414 gi|529016 aminoglycoside 6-adenylyltransferase 63 41 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|JU0059|XXBSG aminoglycoside 6-adenylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.-) Bacillus subtilis 392 2 783 1646 gi|1772644 orfR gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 63 34 399 2 574 1407 gi|40023 B.subtilis genes rpmH, rnpA, 50kd, gidA 63 42 and gidB [Bacillus subtilis] i|467388 stage III sporulation [Bacillus subtilis] ir|S18073|S18073 spoIIIJ protein - Bacillus subtilis 403 1 754 2 gi|1303938 YqiS [Bacillus subtilis] 63 52 404 5 4149 3745 gi|142450 ahrC protein [Bacillus subtilis] 63 42 430 1 2 1222 gi|1046082 M. genitalium predicted coding region 63 40 MG372 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 432 1 3 1241 gi|1001328 UDP-MurNac-tripeptide synthetase 63 33 [Synechocystis sp.] 432 4 1970 3016 gi|1161061 dioxygenase [Methylobacterium extorquens] 63 41 463 2 1324 851 gi|1573163 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 63 40 466 4 2843 3730 gnl|PID|e261988 putative ORF [Bacillus subtilis] 63 41 472 1 527 3 gi|556885 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 63 50 517 3 2803 1646 gi|531265 lipophilic protein which affects bacterial 63 38 lysis rate and ethicillin resistance level [Staphylococcus aureus] pir|A55856|A55856 llm protein - Staphylococcus aureus 538 1 206 3 gi|172657 serine-protein kinase [Saccharomyces 63 47 cerevisiae] 539 4 2997 3851 gi|973230 gamma-glutatnyl kinase [Lycopersicon 63 43 esculentum] 565 3 756 1010 gi|1303724 YgaF [Bacillus subtilis] 63 51 573 7 4518 3709 gi|1652352 dihydropteroate pyrophosphorylase 63 45 [Synechocystis sp.] 579 2 361 1344 gi|1573114 beta-ketoacyl-acyl carrier protein 63 41 synthase III (fabH) [Haemophilus influenzae] 593 2 390 1037 gi|409286 bmrU [Bacillus subtilis] 63 33 707 1 647 171 gi|511596 interleukin-2 [Canis familiaris] 63 33 714 1 2 268 gnl|PID|e213832 putative inner membrane protein [Bacillus 63 38 licheniformis] 724 1 562 239 gnl|PID|e255315 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 63 49 759 1 681 4 gi|437639 [Plasmodium falciparum 3′end.], gene 63 28 product [Plasmodium alciparum] 794 1 981 313 gi|451201 ORF1 [Bacillus subtilis] 63 37 811 2 609 184 gi|150553 regulatory protein [Plasmid pCF10] 63 30 835 1 2 262 gi|1736496 RpiR protein. [Escherichia coli] 63 41 11 1 2 1144 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 62 48 12 5 8710 7673 gi|1486244 unknown ]Bacillus subtilis] 62 43 15 3 1167 2957 gi|1592101 adenine deaminase [Methanococcus 62 40 jannaschii] 16 4 2572 4092 gi|1109685 ProW [Bacillus subtilis] 62 37 23 4 1279 2067 gi|41432 fepC gene product [Escherichia coli] 62 35 23 26 16176 16454 gi|154499 carbon dioxide concentrating mechanism 62 41 protein [Synechococcus sp.] pir|C36904|C36904 carbon dioxide concentrating mechanism protein cmL - Synechococcus sp. (PCC 7942) 31 6 5322 5774 gi|532309 25 kDa protein [Escherichia coli] 62 38 68 4 1606 2778 gi|1732203 GlcNAc 6-P deacetylase [Vibrio furnissii] 62 44 72 1 1 540 gi|1573097 glucosamine-6-phosphate deaminase protein 62 26 (nagB) [Haemophilus influenzae] 76 3 1937 2227 gi|928830 ORF75; putative [Lactococcus lactis phage 62 34 BK5 -T] 83 16 11700 12272 gi|1592161 N-terminal acetyltransferase complex, 62 33 subunit ARD1 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 83 19 12685 13737 gi|1653193 sialoglycoprotease [Synechocystis sp.] 62 42 91 6 3232 3789 gi|1762962 FemA [Staphylococcus simulans] 62 37 100 43 29676 29317 gi|963033 orf1 gene product [Enterococcus hirae] 62 45 101 8 7410 6481 gi|1161061 dioxygenase [Methylobacterium extorguens] 62 45 110 3 653 871 gi|992683 mdm2-D [Homo sapiens] 62 37 110 8 8440 5810 gi|784897 beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase [Streptococcus 62 46 pneumoniae] pir|A56390|A56390 mannosyl- glycoprotein ndo-beta-N- acetylglucosaminidase (EC 3.2.1.96) precursor - treptococcus pneumoniae 111 2 1057 287 gnl|PID|e253280 ORF YDL238c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 62 45 114 5 6886 7662 gi|152719 flavocytochrome c [Shewanella 62 37 putrefaciens] 115 4 1401 1994 gi|1303978 YgkA [Bacillus subtilis] 62 46 118 1 545 225 gi|39431 oligo-1,6-glucosidase [Bacillus cereus] 62 40 119 8 4625 4356 gi|1522673 type I restriction enzyme [Methanococcus 62 33 jannaschii] 120 2 257 1270 gnl|PID|e235823 unknown [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 62 41 121 8 7543 8034 gi|39475 formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase 62 48 [Bacillus firmus] ir|A11489|S11489 formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosidase (EC 3.2.2.23) Bacillus firmus 123 2 1677 592 gi|882252 conjugated bile acid hydrolase 62 40 [Clostridium perfringens] sp|P54965|CBH_CLOPE CHOLOYLOLYCINE HYDROLASE (EC 3.5.1.24) CONJUGATED BILE ACID HYDROLASE) (CBAH) (BILE SALT HYDROLASE). 128 16 10895 9408 gi|1742834 PTS system, cellobiose-specific IIC 62 43 component (EIIC-CEL) (Cellobiose- permease IIC component) (Phosphotransferase enzyme II, C component) . [Escherichia coli] 128 29 24254 23544 gi|1518680 minicell-associated protein DivIVA 62 37 [Bacillus subtilis] 128 35 28843 28103 gi|142940 ftsA [Bacillus subtilis] 62 42 133 4 3434 4165 gnl|PID|e235174 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 62 38 134 2 1679 933 gi|155032 ORF B [Plasmid pEa34] 62 36 146 6 4923 4651 gi|153675 tagatose 6-P kinase [Streptococcus mutans] 62 48 149 5 3318 2527 gi|1591587 pantothenate metabolism flavoprotein 62 35 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 152 9 4830 5747 gi|1652461 lactose transport system permease protein 62 39 LacF [Synechocystis sp.] 163 2 1341 544 gi|533098 DnaD protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 41 164 14 9567 9322 gi|1118060 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk3d11.5; 62 27 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk5f4.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 172 8 6613 7146 gi|915199 ggaB [Bacillus subtilis] 62 33 173 13 11127 9736 gi|1653484 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 62 44 177 1 1077 364 gi|1572994 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase 62 38 (eda) [Haemophilus influenzae] 178 4 1683 1318 gnl|PID|e155310 Orf2 [Bacteriophage TP901-1] 62 51 179 5 6425 7576 gi|1161933 DltB [Lactobacillus casei] 62 44 180 13 12470 10842 sp|P37047|YAEG_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 44.3 KD PROTEIN IN HTRA-DAPD 62 38 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 181 14 11649 10735 gi|1742758 Shikimate 5-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.25). 62 41 [Escherichia coli] 197 2 516 1442 gi|623476 transcriptional activator [Providencia 62 34 stuartii] sp|P43463|AARP_PROST TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATOR AARP. 206 5 2728 1790 gnl|PID|e265638 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 62 37 210 2 938 2290 gi|528991 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 62 41 221 15 7083 7280 gnl|PID|e219154 K08F4.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 62 44 222 11 7141 8022 gi|537034 ORF_o488 [Escherichia coli] 62 39 223 9 6924 6358 gnl|PID|e283128 unknown, highly similar to E. coli YecD 62 42 hypothtical 21.8 KD protein in aspS 5′region and to isochorismatase [Bacillus subtilis] 225 4 2055 2885 gi|18724 pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase (AA 1- 62 39 274) [Glycine max] ir|S10186|S10186 pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase (EC 1.5.1.2) - ybean 229 11 11428 10670 gnl|PID|e235745 hypothetical protein [Mycobacterium 62 36 leprae] 231 1 1244 3 gi|48808 dciAE gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 62 45 233 1 801 4 gi|143391 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 62 42 233 13 10471 9431 gi|887825 ORF_f541 [Escherichia coli] 62 35 242 1 3 149 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 62 44 255 2 443 1009 gi|639789 ORF9 [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 62 44 266 6 2349 2158 gnl|PID|e194945 yeast sds22 homolog [Homo sapiens] 62 37 270 1 3 314 gi|1303827 YqfI [Bacillus subtilis] 62 35 270 7 5136 4447 gi|1303958 YgIG [Bacillus subtilis] 62 41 279 1 271 2 gnl|PID|e185372 ceuC gene product [Campylobacter coli] 62 44 301 11 9598 8798 gi|1303863 YggP [Bacillus subtilis] 62 45 306 2 750 1202 gi|148771 ribosomal protein HmaS4 [Haloarcula 62 41 marismortui] 308 3 2328 1684 gnl|PID|e238666 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 40 309 5 8806 8573 gi|1591861 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 62 37 MJ1230 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 318 3 2278 1283 gi|1256134 YbbE [Bacillus subtilis] 62 37 321 3 1433 1792 gi|606080 ORF_o290; Geneplot suggests frameshift 62 37 linking to o267, not found Escherichia coli] 338 13 11175 12770 gi|467446 similar to SpoVB [Bacillus subtilis] 62 38 345 11 10519 11793 gi|1736789 Collagenase precursor (EC 3.4.-.-). 62 40 [Escherichia coli] 345 21 22459 22947 gi|1657794 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin 62 47 pyrophosphokinase [Methylobacterium extorguens] 358 1 902 36 gi|409241 penicillin-binding protein 2 62 44 [Staphylococcus aureus] 362 6 2930 3493 gnl|PID|e255091 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 37 363 2 3242 1581 gnl|PID|e254997 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 40 365 2 400 1770 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 62 42 372 5 2525 4489 gi|1045736 fructose-permease IIBC component 62 43 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 373 1 3 851 gi|438462 transmembrane protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 36 375 1 2 1336 gi|732813 branched-chain amino acid carrier 62 43 [Lactobacillus delbrueckii] pir|S60180|S60180 branched-chain amino acid carrier brnQ - actobacillus delbrueckii 375 3 2592 1831 gi|1644206 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 62 43 391 2 142 510 gi|151776 ORF3 [Escherichia coli] 62 31 396 2 254 1051 gi|410131 ORFX7 [Bacillus subtilis] 62 41 423 1 197 6 pir|A33592|A33592 repressor protein catM - Acinetobacter 62 38 calcoaceticus 436 1 704 3 gi|455376 unidentified reading frame L (ORFL) 62 32 (putative); putative [Transposon n10] 466 8 9320 10480 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 62 44 [Escherichia coli] 488 5 2175 2927 gi|532546 ORF13 [Enterococcus faecalis] 62 40 510 4 2572 3078 gi|43941 EIII-B Sor PTS [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 62 35 517 2 1533 736 gi|559388 epsX gene product [Acinetobacter 62 53 calcoaceticus] 519 1 2 1084 gi|1652876 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 62 41 535 1 353 69 gi|1196922 unknown protein [Insertion sequence IS861] 62 33 579 1 1 363 gi|535052 involved in protein secretion [Bacillus 62 22 subtilis] 656 5 5351 5956 gnl|PID|e290931 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 62 40 666 1 445 128 gi|483940 transcription regulator [Bacillus 62 42 subtilis] 682 1 597 172 gi|146724 enzyme III-Man function protein (manX 62 37 (ptsL)) [Escherichia coli] gi|41976 manX gene product (AA 1-315) [Escherichia coli] 771 1 3 365 gi|1773086 similar to S. typhimurium ProY 62 44 [Escherichia coli] 831 1 390 94 gnl|PID|e255000 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 62 55 15 5 4421 5260 gnl|PID|e214719 PlcR protein [Bacillus thuringiensis] 61 38 16 6 4705 4938 gi|758425 complement component C3 [Xenopus 61 44 laevis/gilli] 23 16 10279 11214 sp|P19265|EUTC_SAL ETHANOLAMINE ANMONIA-LYASE LIGHT CHAIN (EC 61 46 TY 4.3.1.7). 33 2 1789 2205 gi|413958 ipa-34d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 61 36 33 5 4756 6594 gi|1001823 cadmium-transporting ATPase [Synechocystis 61 38 sp.] 37 4 2813 3295 gi|1256140 YbbK [Bacillus subtilis] 61 51 37 7 5973 5215 gnl|PID|e269488 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 61 33 49 4 1567 1839 gnl|PID|e139445 major tail protein [Bacteriophage B1] 61 43 56 1 108 641 gi|1574067 H. influenzae predicted coding region 61 35 H11034 [Haemophilus influenzae] 59 1 1 1002 gi|763513 ORF4; putative [Streptomyces 61 37 violaceoruber] 69 7 4837 5523 gnl|PID|e254877 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 61 34 72 11 9262 10476 gi|1591272 ferrous iron transport protein B 61 45 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 83 2 731 1549 gi|755152 highly hydrophobic integral membrane 61 41 protein [Bacillus subtilis] sp|P42953|TAGG_BACSU TEICHOIC ACID TRANSLOCATION PERMEASE PROTEIN AGG. 87 2 2067 925 gi|1573129 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 61 46 103 5 2689 3495 gi|1685111 orf1091 [Streptococcus thermophilus] 61 45 110 13 11455 11820 gi|100182S5 transcriptional repressor SmtB 61 42 [Synechocystis sp.] 110 15 14048 12588 gi|1573583 H. influenzae predicted coding region 61 38 H10594 [Haemophilus influenzae] 111 3 1675 1055 gnl|PID|e253280 ORF YDL238c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 61 34 111 4 1838 2518 gi|1574513 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 61 50 111 5 2535 3158 gi|537235 Kenn Rudd identifies as gpmB [Escherichia 61 40 coli] 121 1 3 1397 gi|290643 ATPase [Enterococcus hirae] 61 50 123 28 25608 27734 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 61 39 125 5 3455 2589 gi|148921 LicD protein [Haemophilus influenzae] 61 47 128 14 9382 9146 gi|575361 protein kinase PkpA [Phycomyces 61 38 blakesleeanus] 138 32 23151 21628 gi|1184262 GadC [Shigella flexneri] 61 34 144 8 6311 5325 gi|710422 cmp-binding-factor 1 [Staphylococcus 61 39 aureus] 171 4 4601 5566 gi|41500 ORF 3 (AA 1-352); 38 kD (put. ftsX) 61 31 [Escherichia coli] 172 3 2006 2848 gi|303560 ORF271 [Escherichia coli] 61 42 173 7 5146 6228 gi|1256134 YbbE [Bacillus subtilis] 61 31 197 8 9183 8182 gi|143803 GerC3 [Bacillus subtilis] 61 33 217 5 3007 3462 gi|1749414 unnamed protein product 61 43 [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 217 8 6099 5464 gi|143456 rpoE protein (ttg start codon) [Bacillus 61 37 subtilis] 222 6 3400 3927 gnl|PID|e255118 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 61 41 225 3 1946 981 gi|1574660 xylose operon regluatory protein (xylR) 61 43 [Haemophilus influenzae] 237 2 203 952 gi|1019108 alternate start at bp 59; ORF 61 52 [Bacteriophage phi-80] 237 7 3058 3279 gnl|PID|e246904 ORF YPL169c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 61 32 262 1 20 913 gnl|PID|e214719 PlcR protein [Bacillus thuringiensis] 61 35 271 17 12725 13504 gi|143057 ORF39 [Bacillus subtilis] 61 31 275 8 5370 3697 gi|1542975 AbcB [Thermoanaerobacterium 61 41 thermosulfurigenes] 280 2 692 3079 gi|1001352 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 61 42 294 7 2276 2767 gi|662792 single-stranded DNA binding protein 61 44 [unidentified eubacterium] 301 12 9965 9519 gi|1303861 YqgN [Bacillus subtilis] 61 41 308 1 1471 26 gi|1276882 EpsI [Streptococcus thermophilus] 61 36 314 2 475 1662 gi|975351 PatB [Bacillus subtilis] 61 42 321 9 3762 4193 gi|1732202 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIIMan N 61 40 terminal domain [Vibrio furnissii] 323 5 5118 5537 gi|532540 ORF7 [Enterococcus faecalis] 61 28 324 7 4800 5156 gi|146122 H-protein [Escherichia coli] 61 39 338 3 1456 1989 pir|A47071|A47071 orfi immediately 5′ of nifS - Bacillus 61 43 subtilis 341 2 342 947 gi|1736577 Octopine transport system permease protein 61 41 OccM. [Escherichia coli] 349 3 1788 1363 pir|G64143|G64143 hypothetical protein HI0143 - Haemophilus 61 38 influenzae (strain Rd KW20) 369 2 1261 587 gi|153744 ORF X; putative [Streptococcus mutans] 61 33 371 2 1801 1562 gi|48836 xylulokinase [Staphylococcus xylosus] 61 40 372 4 1575 2543 gi|149395 lacC [Lactococcus lactis] 61 43 379 11 12683 11727 gi|887829 D21141 uses 2nd start; frame determined by 61 40 Lac fusion [Escherichia oli] 383 5 5625 3820 gi|624072 similar to Escherichia coli 61 36 glycerophosphoryl diester hosphodiesterase, Swiss-Prot Accession Number p10908 [Paramecium ursaria Chlorella virus 1] 395 2 771 517 gnl|PID|e276251 T23G11.6 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 61 42 399 20 15621 15812 gi|472527 protein phosphatase 1 [Schizosaccharomyces 61 44 pombe] 413 1 3 749 gnl|PID|e289144 ywpE [Bacillus subtilis] 61 42 427 1 1079 288 gi|403373 glycerophosphoryl diester 61 42 phosphodiesterase [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S37251|S37251 glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase - acillus subtilis 436 4 2045 1761 gi|48669 pot. ORF B [Shigella sonnei] 61 38 437 1 1158 244 gi|580866 ipa-12d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 61 47 482 2 1676 1167 bbs|158786 4A11 antigen, sperm tail membrane 61 42 antigen=putative sucrose-specific phosphotransferase enzyme II homolog [mice, testis, Peptide Partial, 172 aa] [Mus sp.] 490 3 1291 1094 gnl|PID|e248473 putative phosphate permease [Arabidopsis 61 35 thaliana] 514 1 687 142 gi|1742775 msm operon regulatory protein. 61 36 [Escherichia coli] 541 1 758 3 gi|1591732 cobalt transport ATP-binding protein 0 61 39 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 551 3 2163 1600 gi|671632 unknown [Staphylococcus aureus] 61 38 603 2 163 564 gi|1408587 relaxase [Lactococcus lactis lactis] 61 39 637 8 4539 4769 gi|143559 subtilin [Bacillus subtilis] 61 38 765 1 34 681 gi|408888 orfA 5′ of intG [Lactobacillus 61 40 bacteriophage phi adh] pir|PN0468|PN0468 hypothetical protein 106 - Lactobacillus gasseri fragment) 773 1 53 1207 gi|143841 xylose repressor [Bacillus subtilis] 61 36 798 1 175 381 gi|187572 located at OATL1 [Homo sapiens] 61 32 5 2 303 998 gi|1783264 homologous to DNA glycosylases; 60 50 hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 8 8 5891 6550 gi|1777939 Pfs [Treponema pallidum] 60 40 11 7 4096 4935 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 60 41 [Escherichia coli] 11 8 4919 5254 gi|467125 glmS; L-Glucosamine:D-fructose-6-Phosphate 60 30 aminotransferase; 229_C3_238 [Mycobacterium leprae] 17 9 7736 8203 gi|496514 orf zeta [Streptococcus pyogenes] 60 42 20 1 3 443 gi|861137 chitin binding protein [Streptomyces 60 40 olivaceoviridis] pir|S55001|S55001 CHB1 protein - Streptomyces olivaceoviridis {SUB −30} 21 3 1970 684 gi|1778520 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 60 43 23 11 5357 5953 gi|619066 NAST [Azotobacter vinelandii] 60 31 34 4 6662 3279 gi|153952 polymerase III polymerase subunit (dnaE) 60 37 [Salmonella typhimurium] pir|A45915|A45915 DNA-directed DNA polymerase (EC 2.7.7.7) III lpha chain - Salmonella typhimurium 39 1 47 466 gi|1561567 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 60 35 39 4 1855 1361 gi|298045 Orf154 [Streptomyces ambofaciens] 60 41 48 4 2554 4128 gi|1255259 o-succinylbenzoic acid (OSB) CoA ligase 60 40 [Staphylococcus aureus] 56 9 6682 5795 gi|413940 ipa-16d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 60 40 65 3 2105 2593 gi|1573061 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 60 34 72 9 7854 8330 gi|606343 CG Site No. 28964 [Escherichia coli] 60 39 81 3 2053 1406 gi|1574770 phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase beta-subunit 60 46 (pheT) [Haemophilus influenzae] 81 4 2987 2130 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 60 34 [Escherichia coli] 81 12 8280 7150 gnl|PID|e254984 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 44 83 22 16887 16537 gi|509672 repressor protein [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 60 33 89 1 698 60 gi|840838 hypothetical 21.7 kDa protein in ftsY 5′ 60 36 region [Pseudomonas eruginosa] 89 12 12641 11856 gi|1377843 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 60 40 89 17 18879 15844 gi|666069 orf2 gene product [Lactobacillus 60 37 leichmannii] 94 6 2281 3384 gi|468760 ORF334 [Rhizobium meliloti] 60 36 98 1 12 1970 gi|1652892 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 60 38 99 3 978 1460 gi|473955 DNA-binding protein [Lactobacillus sp.] 60 31 100 35 26818 26333 gi|347851 junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum 60 48 glycoprotein [Oryctolagus uniculus] 100 45 30072 30449 gi|143547 Sin regulatory protein (ttg start codon) 60 43 [Bacillus subtilis] gi|1303886 SinR [Baciilus subtilis] 102 8 5923 6561 gi|1633572 Herpesvirus saimiri ORF73 homolog 60 25 [Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus] 109 1 362 3 pir|S10655|S10655 hypothetical protein X - Pyrococcus woesei 60 33 (fragment) 110 16 14806 14087 pir|JH0364|JH0364 hypothetical protein 176 (SAGP 5′ region) 60 35 - Streptococcus pyogenes 110 20 18929 18414 gi|142450 ahrC protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 39 110 21 19124 19624 gi|142450 ahrC protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 40 111 1 289 2 gi|1256618 transport protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 31 122 7 5627 9589 gi|217191 5′-nucleotidase precursor [Vibrio 60 39 parahaemolyticus] 123 5 4390 3659 gi|1197667 vitellogenin [Anolis pulchellus] 60 27 123 20 18102 18407 gi|1303705 YrkF [Bacillus subtilis] 60 34 128 32 26229 25492 gi|1652485 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 60 29 129 5 4421 6259 gi|1303853 YggF [Bacillus subtilis] 60 36 131 2 1112 2338 gi|699112 ugpC gene product [Mycobacterium leprae] 60 41 131 4 3194 4036 gi|296356 putative membrane transport protein 60 32 [Clostridium perfringens] pir|A56641|A56641 probable membrane transport protein - Clostridium erfringens 131 8 6669 7901 gi|537054 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 2′- 60 40 phosphodiesterase [Escherichia coli] pir|S56438|s56438 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 2-phosphodiesterase (EC .1.4.16) - Escherichia coli 133 11 9854 10240 gnl|PID|e249654 YneR [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 138 7 6793 6263 gi|1486247 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 60 48 146 4 2831 2328 gi|39979 P18 [Bacillus subtilis] 60 38 149 6 3504 3316 gi|145173 35 kDa protein [Escherichia coli] 60 47 154 5 2599 3558 gi|1773109 similar to S. typhimurium apbA 60 41 [Escherichia coli] 155 5 3061 4701 gi|388269 traC [Plasmid pAD1] 60 38 155 11 8565 8927 gi|1197460 MtfB [Escherichia coli] 60 39 158 10 11123 10032 gi|581809 tmbC gene product [Treponema pallidum] 60 39 165 7 6131 5700 gi|1439527 EIIA-man [Lactobacillus curvatus] 60 35 172 4 3169 3810 gi|1001342 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 60 42 174 2 1574 762 gi|1045808 hypothetical protein (GB:U00021_19) 60 35 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 181 7 4975 4460 gi|683584 shikimate kinase [Lactococcus lactis] 60 33 183 6 2719 2955 gi|1146198 ferredoxin [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 189 2 3528 2221 gi|396301 matches PS00041: Bacterial regulatory 60 35 proteins, araC family ignature [Escherichia coli] 193 5 3121 2600 gi|39788 adaB [Bacillus subtilis] 60 49 195 11 4623 6569 gnl|PID|e250887 potential coding region [Clostridium 60 39 difficile] 202 2 1837 1607 gi|693939 membrane ATPase [Haloferax volcanii] 60 32 206 7 4794 3754 gi|1574702 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 60 42 209 2 1308 433 pir|A38587|A38587 collagen, corneal - chicken (fragment) 60 51 220 3 4263 1213 gi|437706 alternative truncated translation product 60 41 from E.coli [Streptococcus neumoniae] 222 9 6019 6522 gi|882463 protein-N(pi)-phosphohistidine-sugar 60 47 phosphotransferase [Escherichia oli] 222 12 8001 8336 gi|537035 ORF_o101 [Escherichia coli] 60 33 233 2 1294 827 gi|145091 flavodoxin [Desulfovibrio salexigens] 60 39 242 11 7370 7627 gi|1353404 cytochrome oxidase subunit I [Metridium 60 28 senile] 249 3 1109 1768 gi|143156 membrane bound protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 41 251 3 4053 1933 gi|1235662 RfbC [Myxococcus xanthus] 60 42 256 4 2614 3867 gi|532612 ecotropic retrovirus receptor [Mus 60 37 musculus] 260 2 1539 802 gi|1208447 metahloprotease transporter [Serratia 60 35 marcescens] 261 5 4528 3179 gnl|PID|e246728 histidine kinase [Streptococcus gordonii] 60 25 269 3 2723 1563 gi|1591618 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 60 39 MJ0951 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 269 4 3541 2780 gi|1303794 YgeM [Bacillus subtilis] 60 36 269 11 7164 6595 gi|1303787 YgeG [Bacillus subtilis] 60 38 271 2 677 1651 gnl|PID|e269877 riboflavin kinase [Bacillus subtilis] 60 43 271 3 1639 2247 gi|537148 ORF_f181 [Escherichia coli] 60 41 271 18 13502 13762 pir|S3934|S39341 grpE protein - Lactococcus lactis 60 40 277 2 1662 979 gi|1773109 similar to S. typhimurium apbA 60 41 [Escherichia coli] 279 13 10627 9773 gi|290545 f270 [Escherichia coli] 60 41 290 2 790 1695 gi|152886 elongation factor Ts (tsf) [Spiroplasma 60 38 citri] 291 4 3571 2612 gnl|PID|e257610 sugar-binding transport protein 60 40 [Anaerocellum thermophilum] 295 3 1309 2094 gi|1000453 TreR [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 301 15 11063 11344 gi|535274 ORF1 [Streptococcus thermophilus] 60 36 310 3 2903 1266 gi|809765 aspartate aminotransferase (AA 1-402) 60 44 [Sulfolobus solfataricus] pir|S07088|S07088 aspartate transaminase (EC 2.6.1.1) - Sulfolobus olfataricus 316 2 319 119 bbs|115298 polyprotein(coat protein) [raspberry 60 28 ringspot virus RRV, Peptide, 1107 aa] [Raspberry ringspot virus] 320 4 3085 2483 gi|143002 proton glutamate symnport protein [Bacillus 60 26 caldotenax] pir|S26246|S26246 glutamate/aspartate transport protein - Bacillus aldotenax 323 1 1 681 gi|1477486 transposase [Burkholderia cepacia] 60 44 330 4 3361 4488 gi|1778517 glycerol dehydrogenase homolog 60 48 [Escherichia coli] 356 3 2471 2205 gi|57633 neuronal myosin heavy chain [Rattus 60 40 rattus] 362 5 2458 2925 gnl|PID|e255090 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 60 36 364 4 4096 5349 gi|1657522 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 60 41 383 1 654 4 gn|PID|e288399 F56H6.k [Caenorhabditis elegans] 60 39 383 2 2208 853 gi|143536 sigma factor 54 [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 386 2 130 510 gi|1046053 hypothetical protein (SP:P32049) 60 42 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 399 26 25892 27757 gi|895747 putative cel operon regulator [Bacillus 60 30 subtilis] 399 27 27721 28239 gi|146281 gut operon activator (gutM) [Escherichia 60 35 coli] 401 4 2081 3523 gi|142833 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis] 60 36 405 2 1353 763 gi|633113 ORF3 [Streptococcus sobrinus] 60 42 407 7 4380 4589 gi|1674126 (AE000043) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, MG280 60 39 homolog, from M. genitalium [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 408 1 12 539 gi|455006 orf6 [Rhodococcus fascians] 60 42 421 7 4113 3925 gi|60020 ORF31 (AA1-868) [Human herpesvirus 3] 60 43 452 3 712 2223 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 60 38 462 3 2066 1551 gi|1015903 ORE YJR151c [Sacoharomyces cerevisiae] 60 37 480 1 12 272 gi|468715 sss gene product [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 60 34 487 1 1091 3 gi|388269 traC [Plasmid pAD1] 60 39 490 5 2108 1479 gi|699379 glvr-1 protein [Mycobacterium leprae] 60 29 507 1 221 751 gi|1303952 YqjA [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 511 1 449 63 gi|391610 farnesyl diphosphate synthase [Bacillus 60 42 stearothermophilus] pir|JX0257|JX0257 geranyltranstransferase (EC 2.5.1.10) - Bacillus tearothermophilus 551 2 1521 604 gi|1256648 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 60 37 552 1 887 63 gi|537235 Kenn Rudd identifies as gpmB [Escherichia 60 40 coli] 610 1 1 792 gi|1321625 exo-alpha-1, 4-glucosidase [Bacillus 60 45 stearothermophilus] 642 1 402 214 gi|992964 thioredoxin [Arabidopsis thaliana] 60 36 646 1 642 265 gi|1041115 TRAC [Plasmid pPD1] 60 32 661 2 305 943 gi|1651536 3-oxoacyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] reductase 60 37 [Escherichia coli] 678 1 536 3 gi|532554 ORF21 [Enterococcus faecalis] 60 39 716 1 799 305 gi|886040 ORFtxel [Clostridium difficile] 60 38 717 1 2 472 gi|1402529 ORF8 [Enterococcus faecalis] 60 31 727 1 516 82 gi|471283 ORF [Synechococcus PCC6301] 60 41 770 1 327 4 gi|467451 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 60 33 843 1 234 4 gi|2819 transferase (GAL10) (AA 1 - 687) 60 37 [Kluyveromyces lactis] r|S01407|XUVKG UDPglucose 4-epimerase (EC 5.1.3.2) - yeast uyveromyces marxianus var. lactis) 21 1 341 3 gi|1778519 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 59 47 23 2 290 1303 gi|1407800 ABC-type permease [Yersinia pestis] 59 36 23 13 6720 7388 gi|1652472 ethylene response sensor protein 59 37 [Synechocystis sp.] 23 18 11892 12413 gi|825627 malor carboxysome shell protein 59 42 [Thiobacillus neapolitanus] pir|S60136|S60136 malor carboxysome shell protein - Thiobacillus eapolitanus 29 4 1989 2852 gi|1742383 ORF_D:o276#3; similar to [PIR Accession 59 48 Number S11432] [Escherichia coli] 32 8 4504 4064 gi|1046081 hypothetical protein (GB:D26185_10) 59 33 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 37 9 6670 6284 gi|290561 o188 [Escherichia coli] 59 44 47 1 2 2743 gnl|PID|e248792 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 59 46 48 5 4017 5492 gi|1185288 isochorismate synthase [Bacillus subtilis] 59 40 49 5 1797 2093 gi|496280 structural protein [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 59 41 59 8 3324 5057 gi|1486244 unknown |Bacillus subtilis] 59 35 72 14 13937 13434 gi|532540 ORF7 [Enterococcus faecalis] 59 25 81 20 14659 14219 gi|39978 P16 [Bacillus subtilis] 59 38 98 2 1961 2617 gi|41519 P30 protein (AA 1-240) [Escherichia coli] 59 39 102 3 2542 3774 gi|1674376 (AE000062) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, MG148 59 30 homolog, from M. genitalium [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 116 2 907 1458 gi|1146225 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 59 37 116 7 3532 4842 gi|1146238 poly(A) polymerase [Bacillus subtilis] 59 41 128 20 15626 14310 gi|1001719 ATP-dependent RNA helicase DeaD 59 34 [Synechocystis sp.] 134 4 3158 3850 gi|1477486 transposase [Burkholderia cepacia] 59 40 137 1 1 999 gi|1065948 similar to thymidine diphosphoglucose 4,6- 59 40 dehydratase [Caenorhabditis elegans] 138 8 7489 6827 gnl|PID|e264435 Putative orf YCLX8c, len:192 59 36 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 140 1 3 656 gnl|PID|e254943 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 59 32 165 13 10427 9849 gi|1732199 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIIMan C 59 37 terminal domain [Vibrio furnissii] 167 1 2 1045 gi|1573128 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 59 38 173 2 430 2160 gi|1486244 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 59 31 179 10 10432 11199 gi|288299 ORF1 gene product [Bacillus megaterium] 59 34 179 12 12117 13148 gi|1045964 hypothetical protein (GB:U14003_297) 59 41 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 181 11 9684 8575 gi|1653152 3-dehydroquinate synthase [Synechocystis 59 41 sp.] 223 24 20736 21974 gi|1573051 succinyl-diaminopimelate desuccinylase 59 48 (dapE) [Haemophilus influenzae] 229 12 12818 11421 gi|1652035 fmu and fmv protein [Synechocystis sp.] 59 39 244 3 2836 1565 gi|1303959 YqjH [Bacillus subtilis] 59 45 265 9 4116 3868 gi|311100 translational activator [Saccharomyces 59 28 cerevisiae] 272 1 1 546 gi|490320 Y gene product [unidentified] 59 41 279 16 14774 14370 gi|1389549 ORF3 [Bacillus subtilis] 59 46 283 8 3222 3401 gi|153047 lysostaphin (ttg start codon) 59 43 [Staphylococcus simulans] pir|A25881|A25881 lysostaphin precursor - Staphylococcus simulans sp|P10547|LSTP_STASI LYSOSTAPHIN PRECURSOR (EC 3.5.1.-). 288 5 2617 3144 gi|1142714 phosphoenolpyruvate:mannose 59 45 phosphotransferase element IIB [Lactobacillus curvatus] 292 19 14837 16792 gi|495646 ATPase [Transposon Tn5422] 59 40 295 1 49 495 gi|533098 DnaD protein [Bacillus subtilis] 59 39 315 2 907 653 gi|1574802 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae| 59 38 318 6 4549 4058 gi|43941 EIII-B Sor PTS [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 59 35 345 3 2707 3507 gi|895749 putative cellobiose phosphotransferase 59 38 enzyme II″ [Bacillus ubtilis] 351 5 2646 2371 gi|1666506 RfbC [Leptospira interrogans] 59 30 355 21 15237 17222 gi|515738 ORF2; putative [Oenococcus oeni] 59 35 384 1 14 754 gi|1162959 homologous to HI0365 in Haemophilus 59 34 influenzae; ORF1 [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 385 1 3 533 gi|1146197 utative [Bacillus subtilis] 59 36 394 13 13137 12160 gnl|PID|e243582 ORF YGR263c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 59 36 399 1 224 580 gi|580904 homologous to E.coli rnpA [Bacillus 59 38 subtilis] 412 1 3 2927 gi|1620648 surface protein Rib [Streptococcus 59 43 agalactiae] 412 2 2918 3559 gi|1620648 surface protein Rib [Streptococcus 59 43 agalactiae] 416 6 5283 3940 gi|1100076 PTS-dependent enzyme II [Clostridium 59 38 longisporum] 437 2 1561 1136 gi|580866 ipa-12d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 59 44 495 2 438 614 gi|1500472 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 59 45 MJ1577 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 502 1 853 188 gi|1063248 No homologous protein [Bacillus subtilis] 59 25 573 8 5092 4493 gi|1573226 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 59 39 579 4 1716 2717 gnl|PID|e280724 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 59 41 600 1 1 504 gi|49386 internal region of the penicillin-binding 59 40 protein 2B gene treptococcus pneumoniae] 616 3 904 533 gi|289265 [Bacillus sp. (KSM 64) endo-1,4-beta- 59 44 glucanase gene, complete cds.], ene products [Bacillus sp.] 657 1 432 4 gi|1651338 PnuC protein [Escherichia coli] 59 37 699 1 416 165 gnl|PID|e199096 PepR1 [Lactobacillus deibrueckii] 59 23 713 4 3709 2660 gi|515738 ORF2; putative [Oenococcus oeni] 59 37 715 1 698 84 gi|1176399 EpiF [Staphylococcus epidermidis] 59 42 737 2 660 199 gi|666000 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 59 43 744 1 395 3 gi|1732057 MUC.CL-1 [Trypanosoma cruzi] 59 45 746 1 3 554 gi|141858 replication-associated protein [Plasmid 59 36 pAD1] 869 1 2 250 gi|1432153 cellobiose-specific PTS permease 59 40 [Klebsiella oxytoca] 4 8 6948 6067 gi|147516 ribokinase [Escherichia coli] 58 42 11 6 3312 4121 gi|1732200 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIPMan 58 35 [Vibrio furnissii] 16 9 7684 6932 gnl|PID|e233879 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 58 48 23 14 7440 8903 gi|142940 ftsA [Bacillus subtilis] 58 39 30 2 570 1283 gi|1644202 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 58 37 48 7 7186 8037 gi|1573247 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 58 35 49 7 2395 2871 gnl|PID|e210884 c2 gene product [Bacteriophage B1] 58 34 54 1 1014 91 gi|46645 ORF (rlx) [Staphylococcus aureus] 58 46 55 3 1221 511 gi|726443 No definition line found [Caenorhabditis 58 41 elegans] 58 1 1904 696 gi|1591564 molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis moeA 58 39 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 58 8 7238 6996 gi|1279769 FdhC [Methanobacterium thermoformicicum] 58 54 72 12 12117 10897 gi|763052 integrase [Bacteriophage T270] 58 37 77 2 1155 1910 gi|1245464 YfeA [Yersinia pestis] 58 34 78 1 2589 49 gi|40663 sialidase [Clostridium septicum] 58 40 88 9 5854 6528 gi|1619623 hemin binding protein [Yersinia 58 37 enterocolitica] 93 6 2639 2863 gi|405133 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 58 33 98 13 13523 12432 gi|147329 transport protein [Escherichia coli] 58 41 100 12 8550 8224 gi|1736642 Invasin. [Escherichia coli] 58 47 102 7 5688 5969 gi|808869 human gcp372 [Homo sapiens] 58 30 105 5 3716 4501 gi|143729 transcription activator [Bacillus 58 40 subtilis] 107 1 511 2 gi|1303827 YqfI [Bacillus subtilis] 58 34 108 2 1040 1732 gi|1592142 ABC transporter, probable ATP-binding 58 37 subunit [Methanococcus jannaschii] 114 6 7608 8444 gi|152719 flavocytochrome c [Shewanella 58 40 putrefaciens] 117 14 11813 11115 gi|1575577 DNA-binding response regulator [Thermotoga 58 42 maritima] 122 1 1 936 gi|393269 adhesion protein [Streptococcus 58 38 pneumoniae] 123 23 20379 21617 gi|1653948 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 58 38 133 8 7362 8480 gi|143498 degS protein [Bacillus subtilis] 58 38 133 9 8437 9087 gi|143089 iep protein [Bacillus subtilis] 58 31 138 3 3551 2898 gi|216114 DNA polymerase [Bacteriophage SPO1] 58 41 138 5 5819 5049 gnl|PID|e289148 highly similar to phosphotransferase 58 38 system regulator [Bacillus subtilis] 138 17 11419 10379 gi|1674137 (A5000044) Mycoplasma pneumnoniae, lipoate 58 37 protein ligase; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P32099, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumnoniae] 139 8 5002 4808 gi|153607 dpnD gene product [Streptococcus 58 43 pneumoniae] 146 9 7817 6627 gi|606076 ORF_o384 [Escherichia coli] 58 43 150 10 7529 7894 gi|141852 sialidase [Actinomyces viscosus] 58 28 152 10 5717 6637 gi|296356 putative membrane transport protein 58 36 [Clostridium perfringens] pir|A56641|A56641 probable membrane transport protein - Clostridium erfringens 162 10 11009 11185 gi|42655 pi protein [Escherichia coli] 58 37 164 3 1793 1608 gi|881499 parathion hydrolase (phosphotriesterase)- 58 41 related protein [Mus usculus] 165 6 5640 4975 gi|1146190 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase 58 39 [Bacillus subtilis] 165 10 9038 8199 gi|606080 ORF_290; Geneplot suggests frameshift 58 35 linking to o267, not found Escherichia coli] 168 1 1 657 gi|413930 ipa-6d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 58 41 170 1 923 234 gi|1573505 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 58 30 176 1 1 1101 gi|1652379 cation-transporting P-ATPase 58 30 [Synechocystis sp.] 180 12 10237 10410 gi|408123 V-ATPase 14kD subunit peptide [Drosophila 58 33 melanogaster]pir|S38436|S38436 H+- transporting ATPase (EC 3.6.1.35) 14K chain - ruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) 193 3 2077 1388 gi|1256633 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 58 39 193 4 2602 2075 gi|147920 3-methyladenine-DNA glycosylase I (tag) 58 33 [Escherichia coli] 194 9 6492 5500 sp|P09997|YIDA_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 29.7 KD PROTEIN IN IBPA-GYRB 58 38 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 201 5 5152 4466 gi|755152 highly hydrophobic integral membrane 58 28 protein [Bacillus subtilis] sp|P42953|TAGG_BACSU TEICHOIC ACID TRANSLOCATION PERMEASE PROTEIN AGG. 210 9 6546 7265 gi|466520 pocR [Salmonella typhimurium] 58 36 220 1 3 569 gi|467441 expressed at the end of exponential growyh 58 38 under condtions in which he enzymes of the TCA cycle are repressed [Bacillus subtilis] sp|P14194|CTC_BACSU GENERAL STRESS PROTEIN CTC. {SUB 2-204} gi|40219 partial ctc gene product (AA 1-186) [Bacillus subtilis] 222 10 6520 7143 gi|1674024 (AE000033) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 58 41 hypothetical protein (yjfS) homolog; similar to Swiss-Prot Accession Number P39301, from E. coli [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 233 7 4984 3944 gi|147806 selenium metabolism protein [Escherichia 58 45 coli] 238 14 12128 12910 gi|1736468 Pectin degradation repressor protein KdgR. 58 37 [Escherichia coli] 244 11 8102 7809 gi|467418 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 58 37 246 1 1 276 gi|65291 receptor tyrosine kiase preprotein 58 32 [Xiphophorus sp.] ir|S06142|S06142 kinase- related transforming protein (Tu) (EC 7.1.-) precursor - southern platyfish 255 4 2927 2559 gi|1652384 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 58 41 258 9 8025 8966 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 58 35 [Escherichia coli] 259 2 1801 893 gi|1591564 molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis moeA 58 39 protein [Methanococcus jannaschii] 260 3 1754 2254 gi|580841 F1 [Bacillus subtilis] 58 38 271 4 2382 2738 gi|40067 X gene product [Bacillus sphaericus] 58 37 279 8 6237 6536 gi|1783243 homologous to jojc gene product (B. 58 34 subtilis; prf:2111327a); hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 301 1 753 175 gi|499196 ORF1 [Streptomyces lincolnensis] 58 37 304 1 100 849 gi|1653322 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 58 41 313 2 748 1650 gi|1658371 cyclic beta-1,2-glucan modification 58 36 protein [Rhizobium meliloti] 321 11 6033 6533 gi|1573292 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 58 34 322 6 3819 5069 gi|23897 5′-nucleotidase [Homo sapiens] 58 34 324 5 3259 4452 gi|1469784 putative cell division protein ftsW 58 37 [Enterococcus hirae] 328 1 1 270 gi|882579 CG Site No. 29739 [Escherichia coli] 58 43 330 8 6228 6758 gi|43941 EIII-B Sor PTS [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 58 37 334 4 3634 3963 gi|1001306 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 58 34 345 17 18899 20044 gi|853809 ORF3 [Clostridium perfringens] 58 30 363 7 8475 9944 gi|348056 trans-acting positive regulator [Bacillus 58 33 anthracis] 375 7 6472 5279 gi|1408501 homologous to N-acyl-L-amino acid 58 42 amidohydrolase of Bacillus stearothermophilus [Bacillus subtilis] 394 12 10689 12095 gi|537034 ORF_o488 [Escherichia coli] 58 32 399 3 1383 2198 gi|580905 B.subtilis genes rpmH, rnpA, 50kd, gidA 58 36 and gidB [Bacillus subtilis]gi|580919 Jag [Bacillus subtilis] 399 16 11544 12098 gi|1572965 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 58 39 399 19 14776 15654 gi|1778530 CitG homolog [Escherichia coli] 58 40 407 2 738 553 gi|170553 pyruvate kinase [Trichoderma reesei] 58 38 416 5 4045 3389 gi|475112 enzyme IIabc [Pediococcus pentosaceus] 58 41 449 4 1421 879 gi|928834 integrase [Lactococcus lactis phage BK5-T] 58 32 497 1 3 458 gi|160628 reticulocyte binding protein 2 [Plasmodium 58 30 vivax] 594 1 285 4 gi|1353874 unknown [Rhodobacter capsulatus] 58 39 637 6 3451 2765 pir|D61615|D61615 sericin MG-1 - greater wax moth (fragment) 58 52 653 1 595 245 gi|1408585 LtrD [Lactococcus lactis lactis] 58 41 656 4 3713 5209 sp|P13692|P54_ENTF P54 PROTEIN PRECURSOR. 58 37 C 656 6 5988 6467 gi|1017818 phosphotyrosine protein phosphatase 58 48 [Streptomyces coelicolor] 667 1 88 1467 bbs|177441 OsNramp1=Nramp1 homolog/Bcg product 58 40 homolog [Oryza sativa, indica, cv. IR 36, etiolated shoots, Peptide, 517 aa] [Oryza sativa] 686 1 892 233 pir|A24255|A24255 chorion class A protein L11 precursor - 58 38 silkworm 706 1 1002 607 gi|1001762 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 58 32 801 1 254 12 gnl|PID|e243641 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 58 29 848 1 212 3 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 58 37 pneumoniae] 975 1 3 422 gi|290545 f270 [Escherichia coli] 58 35 11 4 2345 2833 gi|1439527 EIIA-man [Lactobacillus curvatis] 57 46 16 2 1426 365 gi|780550 acetyl transferase [Rhizobium loti] 57 35 18 3 1593 925 gnl|PID|e137594 xerC recombinase [Lactobacillus 57 36 leichmannii] 19 15 8058 8267 gi|1590922 cell division inhibitor [Methanococcus 57 42 jannaschii] 19 23 11938 12318 gi|1294760 structural protein; orfL3; putative 57 46 [Bacteriophage phi-41] 25 9 7743 6958 gnl|PID|e255000 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 57 40 47 3 3857 4462 gi|1353540 ORF23 [Bacteriophage rlt] 57 35 65 10 7100 8919 gi|496254 fibronectin/fibrinogen-binding protein 57 40 [Streptococcus pyogenes] 68 7 3923 3705 gi|336656 ribosomal protein secY [Cyanophora 57 28 paradoxa] 70 4 2317 3645 pir|S11158|YESAEE erythromycin resistance protein - 57 40 Staphylococcus epidermidis plasmid pULSOSO 76 1 55 1095 gi|1353562 Structural protein [Bacteriophage rlt] 57 41 91 11 9070 8849 gi|550321 beta-fructofuranosidase [Chenopodium 57 30 rubrum] 94 4 1740 1495 gif 47406 penicillin-binding protein 1a 57 30 [Streptococcus pneumoniae] ir|S28031|528031 penicillin-binding protein 1a - Streptococcus eumoniae (strain 456) (fragment) 98 6 7766 6849 gi|409286 bmrU [Bacillus subtilis] 57 31 100 22 17294 15912 gnl|PID|e289150 member of the SNF2 helicase family 57 30 [Bacillus subtilis] 102 1 66 2465 gi|405564 traE [Plasmid pSK41] 57 28 110 14 11757 12497 gi|854601 unknown [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 57 38 114 9 10291 11139 gi|853777 product similar to E.coli PRFA2 protein 57 38 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|555438|S55438 ywkE protein - Bacillus subtilis sp|P45873|HEMK_BACSU POSSIBLE PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE (EC .3.3.-). 115 3 955 1461 gi|396347 alternate name yjaB [Escherichia coli] 57 33 123 3 1925 2932 gi|1001731 low affinity sulfate transporter 57 39 [Synechocystis sp.] 124 7 6026 5118 gi|1674310 (AE000058) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, MG085 57 30 homolog, from M. genitalium [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 128 9 7530 6235 gi|413940 ipa-16d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 57 36 128 31 25487 25206 gi|1651915 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 57 42 128 33 26878 26150 gi|1001387 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 57 30 128 37 30730 29600 gi|406877 DivIB protein [Bacillus licheniformis] 57 35 130 9 7408 8556 gi|343539 NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 [Trypanosoma 57 27 brucei] 144 1 1013 219 gi|1652518 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 57 45 144 6 4145 5254 gi|149581 maturation protein [Lactobacillus 57 38 paracasei] 146 1 617 192 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 57 33 [Escherichia coli] 153 1 83 991 gi|147336 transmembrane protein [Escherichia coli] 57 33 160 8 4718 4134 gi|305333 zeta-crystallin [Cavia porcellus] 57 39 167 8 14891 14688 gi|206354 protein kinase C, zeta subspecies [Rattus 57 39 norvegicus] pir|A30314|A30314 protein kinase C (EC 2.7.1.-) zeta - rat sp|P09217|KPCZ_RAT PROTEIN KINASE C, ZETA TYPE (EC 2.7.1.-) NPKC-ZETA). 174 1 760 2 gnl|PID|e191403 ORFA gene product [Chloroflexus 57 42 aurantiacus] 176 4 3347 3568 gi|1236529 cyclomaltodextrinase [Bacillus sp.] 57 46 194 8 4786 5457 gi|405516 This ORF is homologous to nitroreductase 57 26 from Enterobacter cloacae, ccession Number A38686, and Salmonella, Accession Number P15888 Mycoplasma-like organism] 199 3 3207 3764 gi|216350 ORF [Bacillus subtilis] 57 38 202 5 3356 3664 gi|1183841 Holliday junction binding protein 57 34 [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 202 12 10911 10192 gi|971338 anaerobic regulatory protein [Bacillus 57 27 subtilis] 205 3 1022 468 gi|1783240 hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 57 38 223 2 779 1501 gi|1208965 hypothetical 23.3 kd protein [Escherichia 57 32 coli] 223 3 1499 2332 gi|303560 ORF271 [Escherichia coli] 57 35 223 11 8404 12198 gi|158079 period protein [Drosophila serrata] 57 40 237 9 3685 3906 gi|514919 phosphofructokinase [Drosophila 57 31 melanogaster] 242 7 5760 5020 gi|1574596 H. influenzae predicted coding region 57 33 HI1738 [Haemophilus influenzae] 250 2 1243 1485 gnl|PID|e275819 K08G2.8 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 57 47 276 28 16565 16332 gi|886375 variant-specific surface protein 57 47 [Plasmodium falciparum] 288 6 3157 3363 gi|147403 mannose permease subunit II-P-Man 57 39 [Escherichia coli] 289 1 141 818 gi|1742822 Phosphoglycolate phosphatase (EC 57 40 3.1.3.18). [Escherichia coli] 292 20 15930 15721 gi|854201 putative polymerase [Infectious bursal 57 47 disease virus] 294 4 1454 2014 gi|454303 LDJ2 gene product [Allium porrum] 57 41 295 4 2052 2342 pir|S48588|S48588 hypothetical protein - Mycoplasma 57 39 capricolum (SGC3) (fragment) 301 14 10921 10148 gnl|PID|e262045 putative orf [Bacillus subtilis] 57 38 306 1 2 793 gi|216715 HpaI methyltransferase [Haemophilus 57 36 parainfluenzae] pir|S28681|S28681 site- specific DNA-methyltransferase adenine- specific) (EC 2.1.1.72) HpaI - Haemophilus parainfluenzae sp|P29538|MTH1_HAEPA MODIFICATION METHYLASE HPAI (EC 2.1.1.72) ADENINE-SPECIFIC MET 306 8 5418 5663 gi|1591542 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 57 42 MJ0857 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 308 2 1732 1487 gi|1518045 FlbF protein [Borrelia burgdorferi] 57 28 321 2 1030 1458 gi|606080 ORF_o290; Geneplot suggests frameshift 57 30 linking to o267, not found Escherichia coli] 351 4 2342 1587 gi|1591853 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 57 37 MJ1222 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 355 30 20619 20861 gi|1136394 There are three putative hydrophobic 57 42 domains in the central region. [Homo sapiens] 364 10 9415 8852 gi|38722 precursor (aa −20 to 381) [Acinetobacter 57 32 calcoaceticus] ir|29277|A29277 aldose 1- epimerase (EC 5.1.3.3) - Acinetobacter lcoaceticus 365 3 4715 1812 gi|914990 Similar to DEAD box family helicases 57 35 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] pir|S59797|S59797 hypothetical protein P9798.1 - yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae) 378 1 615 10 gi|1652989 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 57 35 379 1 1457 114 gi|1256618 transport protein [Bacillus subtilis] 57 36 390 1 1426 2 gi|387880 collagen adhesin [Staphylococcus aureus] 57 37 422 1 2 409 gi|1591837 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 57 37 MJ1207 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 447 1 397 131 gi|214566 keratin protein XK81 [Xenopus laevis] 57 33 454 2 1095 889 gi|1783256 sigma factor [Bacillus subtilis] 57 28 504 2 641 1426 gi|42081 nagD gene product (AA 1-250) [Escherichia 57 32 coli] 524 2 963 577 gi|143724 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 57 43 535 4 4862 4305 gi|146549 kdpC [Escherichia coli] 57 40 547 2 426 719 gi|533098 DnaD protein [Bacillus subtilis] 57 33 548 1 316 717 gi|397973 Mg2+ transport ATPase [Salmonella 57 33 typhimurium] 639 2 359 105 gnl|PID|e247390 P-type ATPase [Dictyostelium discoideum] 57 31 641 1 941 180 gnl|PID|e261990 putative orf [Bacillus subtilis] 57 36 686 3 1298 3259 gi|496506 orf gamma [Streptococcus pyogenes] 57 37 686 6 2200 2847 gi|404800 putative [Saccharopolyspora erythraea] 57 47 782 2 591 860 gi|1591270 alanyl-tRNA synthetase [Methanococcus 57 32 jannaschii] 844 1 3 182 gi|849217 Weak similarity to Streptococcus Protein 57 34 V, a type-II IgG receptor PIR accession number S17354) and Giardia lamblia median body rotein (PIR accession number S33821) [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] pir|S61181|S61181 hypothetical protein D9740.10 - yeast Sacchar 859 1 174 4 gi|1762584 polygalacturonase isoenzyme 1 beta subunit 57 28 homolog [Arabidopsis thaliana] 967 1 381 4 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 57 40 11 5 2817 3314 gi|43941 EIII-B Sor PTS [Klebsiella pneumoniae] 56 30 15 1 80 892 gi|1574803 spermidine/putrescine-binding periplasmic 56 32 protein precursor (potD) [Haemophilus influenzae] 37 8 6327 6088 gi|290561 o188 [Escherichia coli] 56 41 44 2 1169 1360 gi|16096 peroxidase [Armoracia rusticana] 56 37 56 3 1881 1363 gi|49272 Asparaginase [Bacillus licheniformis] 56 33 65 1 102 887 gi|1377832 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 56 41 75 9 5817 4306 gi|1235712 polyprotein [Infectious pancreatic 56 30 necrosis virus] 83 7 3260 4051 gi|1652645 phosphoglycolate phosphatase 56 30 [Synechocystis sp.] 95 3 1793 2389 pir|C53610|C53610 ntpE protein - Enterococcus hirae 56 28 100 3 5076 1915 gi|1353559 ORF42 [Bacteriophage rlt] 56 35 100 16 10581 10369 gi|868224 No definition line found [Caenorhabditis 56 35 elegans] 100 48 31841 32770 gi|460025 ORF2, putative [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 56 38 108 5 4007 3336 gi|288301 ORF2 gene product [Bacillus megaterium] 56 34 109 2 1032 325 gi|413976 ipa-52r gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 56 36 119 7 3958 5304 gi|498842 VirS [Clostridium perfringens] 56 35 123 32 29479 30345 gi|39981 [Bacillus subtilis] 56 38 126 1 521 3 gi|147403 mannose permease subunit II-P-Man 56 29 [Escherichia coli] 130 6 4296 6104 gi|308854 oligopeptide binding protein [Lactococcus 56 33 lactis] 131 7 5267 6613 gi|466589 CG Site No. 39 [Escherichia coli] 56 32 133 5 4358 5758 gi|1573431 ammnodeoxychonismate lyase (pabC) 56 40 [Haemophilus influenzae] 138 20 13680 12670 gi|1590951 UDP-glucose 4-epimerase [Methanococcus 56 40 jannaschii] 138 29 19764 18823 gi|44864 H.8 outer membrane protein (AA −17 to 71) 56 33 [Neisseria gonorrhoeae] ir|S02720|S02720 outer membrane protein H.8 precursor - Neisseria norrhoeae 145 7 5611 7179 gi|1652892 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 56 33 146 10 8545 7811 gi|41519 P30 protein (AA 1-240) [Escherichia coli] 56 28 150 4 2979 4637 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 56 32 159 5 5362 5066 gi|576733 apocytochrome b [Trypanoplasma borreli] 56 43 164 13 8864 15031 gi|1654116 protein F2 [Streptococcus pyogenes] 56 43 179 7 7790 9118 gi|413926 ipa-2r gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 56 33 187 4 2239 1667 gi|1573061 hypothetical [Haemophilis influenzae] 56 18 200 19 11473 10724 gi|498817 ORF8; homologous to small subunit of phage 56 35 terminases [Bacillus ubtilis] 206 6 3766 2759 gi|474837 ORF1 [Thermoanaerobacterium 56 34 thermosulfurigenes] sp|P3854|YAMB_THETU HYPOTHETICAL 35.6 KD PROTEIN IN AMYB 5′REGION ORF1). 207 2 2091 1672 gi|1204258 soluble protein [Escherichia coli] 56 40 217 9 6661 6158 gi|1017427 elastic titin [Homo sapiens] 56 28 225 7 6007 5099 gi|1742675 Phosphotransferase system enzyme II (EC 56 46 2.7.1.69) MalX [Escherichia coli] 230 3 595 3153 gi|437706 alternative truncated translation product 56 34 from E.coli [Streptococcus neumoniae] 236 2 1486 515 gi|415664 catabolite control protein [Bacillus 56 35 megaterium] sp|P46828|CCPA_BACME GLUCOSE- RESISTANCE AMYLASE REGULATOR CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN). 236 7 9255 8599 gi|343544 ATPase 6 [Trypanosoma brucei] 56 48 238 15 13059 13718 gi|1146190 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase 56 37 [Bacillus subtilis] 238 20 17734 18756 gi|1574060 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 56 32 238 23 21613 20726 gi|151361 member of the AraC/XylS family of 56 36 transcriptional regulators Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 242 6 4103 4477 gi|886858 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor 56 35 [Caenorhabditis elegans] pir|S57648|S57648 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor - Caenorhabditis legans 260 5 3170 3781 gnl|PID|e58151 F3 [Bacillus subtilis] 56 43 279 6 5140 2831 gi|581100 gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (aa 1- 56 42 518) [Escherichia coli] pir|A24136|SYECEC glutamate--cysteine ligase (EC 6.3.2.2) - scherichia coli 279 9 6434 7228 gi|1783243 homologous to jojC gene product (B. 56 29 subtilis; prf:2111327a); hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 292 14 10719 11504 gi|45738 ORFC [Enterococcus faecalis] 56 37 313 3 3039 1831 gi|474915 orf 337; translated orf similarity to SW: 56 31 BCR_ECOLI bicyclomycin esistance protein of Escherichia coli [Coxiella burnetii] pir|S44207|44207 hypothetical protein 337 - Coxiella burnetti {SUB -338} 313 5 4233 3589 gi|405883 yeiL [Escherichia coli] 56 30 322 5 1994 3715 gi|1377831 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 56 34 353 2 2353 1310 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 56 26 pneumoniae] 394 14 13289 14143 gi|142836 repressor protein [Bacillus subtilis] 56 30 399 32 30208 30891 gi|396293 similar to Bacillus subtilis hypoth. 20 56 38 kDa protein, in tsr 3′ egion [Escherichia coli] 402 2 1267 914 gi|170710 alpha-type gliadin precursor protein 56 45 [Triticum aestivum] 408 4 2825 2220 gnl|PID|e257696 collagen binding protein [Lactobacillus 56 36 reuteri] 432 5 3105 3302 gi|11678 atpE gene product [Marchantia polymorpha] 56 33 443 2 844 1089 gi|1256138 YbbI [Bacillus subtilis] 56 36 499 2 875 1666 gi|1499876 magnesium and cobalt transport protein 56 30 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 510 6 3864 4733 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 56 34 [Escherichia coli] 543 6 3706 3113 gi|563812 XCAP-C [Xenopus laevis] 56 32 609 2 390 653 gi|48745 principal sigma subunit (AA 1-442) 56 37 [Streptomyces coelicolor] ir|S11712|S11712 translation initiation factor sigma hrdB - reptomyces coelicolor 626 2 1124 2104 gi|950197 unknown [Corynebacterium glutamicum] 56 40 787 1 2 634 gnl|PID|e283826 orf c04012 [Sulfolobus solfataricus] 56 26 820 1 1220 3 gi|44001 galactose-1-P-uridyl transferase 56 35 [Lactobacillus helveticus] ir|B47032|B47032 galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase - ctobacillus helveticus 875 1 1 144 gi|455178 16K protein [Escherichia coli] 56 46 906 2 307 846 gi|144858 ORF A [Clostridium perfringens] 56 34 941 1 3 335 gi|160299 glutamic acid-rich protein [Plasmodium 56 23 falciparum] pir|A54514|A54514 glutamnic acid-rich protein precursor - Plasmodium alciparum 5 5 2451 2951 gi|1303811 YgeU [Bacillus subtilis] 55 39 8 10 8312 7947 gi|1196907 daunorubicin resistance protein 55 29 [Streptomyces peucetius] 17 24 23626 24465 gnl|PID|e285322 RecX rotein [Mycobacterium smegmatis] 55 28 17 31 31027 30344 gi″143830 xpaC [Bacillus subtilis] 55 22 17 34 31991 32302 gnl|PID|e229183 C11G6.3 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 55 34 30 1 2 478 pir|S10655|S10655 hypothetical protein X - Pyrococcus woesei 55 34 (fragment) 49 14 9998 10411 gi|455154 ORE D [Clostridium perfringens] 55 36 54 3 955 1332 gnl|PID|e238660 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 55 32 54 10 3527 3231 pir|JQ0405|JQ0405 hypothetical 119.5K protein (uvrA region) 55 45 - Micrococcus luteus 67 4 2313 3044 gi|555750 unknown [Neisseria gonorrhoeae] 55 42 69 4 2250 2020 gnl|PID|e259955 K04G11.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 55 33 77 5 3954 2938 gi|1001634 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 55 34 80 4 4806 2482 gi|466952 B1620_F1_30 [Mycobacterium leprae] 55 35 81 6 4212 3730 gi|606073 ORF_o169 [Escherichia coli] 55 34 83 1 66 737 gi|216064 morphogenesis protein B [Bacteriophage 55 36 PZA] 89 10 9486 7714 gi|148221 DNA-dependent ATPase, DNA helicase 55 35 [Escherichia coli] pir|JS0137|BVECRQ recQ protein - Escherichia coli 91 5 2507 3289 gi|153015 FemA protein [Staphylococcus aureus] 55 35 100 14 9974 9393 gi|558603 synaptonemal complex protein 1 [Mus 55 30 musculus] 116 1 1 909 gi|473901 ORF1 [Lactococcus lactis] 55 33 122 3 1801 2655 gi|1016216 putative protein of 299 amino acids 55 28 [Cyanophora paradoxa] 123 30 28191 28721 gi|1142714 phosphoenolpyruvate:mannose 55 29 phosphotransferase element IIB [Lactobacillus curvatus] 128 22 16664 16029 gi|606025 ORF_o221 [Escherichia coli] 55 42 150 7 5949 6521 gi|39573 P20 (AA 1-178) [Bacillus licheniformis] 55 32 155 7 5767 6660 gi|1763974 DPPA [Bacillus methanolicus] 55 31 157 1 867 70 gi|1067010 M153.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 55 34 160 9 6090 4804 gi|1592141 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 55 31 MJ1507 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 176 3 2060 3349 gi|153858 wall-associated protein [Streptococcus 55 37 mutans] 201 2 3277 413 gi|1235662 RfbC [Myxococcus xanthus] 55 36 202 9 6199 8001 gi|606018 ORF_o783 [Escherichia coli] 55 42 222 7 4803 4021 gnl|PID|e289148 highly similar to phosphotransferase 55 40 system regulator [Bacillus subtilis] 238 12 11465 9942 gnl|PID|e266573 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 55 27 238 13 11527 12027 gi|1129093 unknown protein [Bacillus sp.] 55 36 240 4 1988 1215 gnl|PID|e252616 DcuC protein [Escherichia coli] 55 34 246 2 433 792 gnl|PID|e233868 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 55 25 253 5 1827 1549 gi|142540 aspartokinase II [Bacillus sp.] 55 48 259 1 895 74 gi|1006621 molybdate-binding periplasmic protein 55 37 [Synechocystis sp.] 267 1 1183 2 gi|882672 ORF_o313 [Escherichia coli] 55 27 292 16 12843 13325 gi|561746 cyclin-dependent protein kinase [Mus 55 26 musculus] 294 9 3390 3752 gi|984582 DinJ [Escherichia coli] 55 26 300 5 3914 3582 gi|1591957 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 55 38 MJ1318 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 305 3 2769 3527 gi|606309 ORF_o265; gtg start [Escherichia coli] 55 36 320 6 4479 3475 gi|1591732 cobalt transport ATP-binding protein O 55 32 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 355 24 18149 18322 gi|344751 MDV TK gene product [unidentified] 55 40 364 2 2083 386 gi|1573045 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 55 40 364 9 8796 8575 gnl|PID|e252108 ORF YOR255w [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 55 27 379 8 8248 6872 gi|1330236 dihydropyrimidinase [Homo sapiens] 55 37 386 6 3847 4332 gi|976025 HrsA [Escherichia coli] 55 27 441 2 939 1730 gi|144859 ORF B [Clostridium perfringens] 55 28 482 6 3515 3156 gi|606162 ORF_f229 [Escherichia coli] 55 39 497 9 4885 5937 gi|1041637 replication initiator protein 55 33 [Staphylococcus xylosus] 546 1 1 1104 gi|467446 similar to SpoVB [Bacillus subtilis] 55 36 634 4 2132 1524 gi|431950 similar to a B.subtilis gene (GB: 55 27 BACHEMEHY_5) [Clostridium asteurianum] 660 2 249 401 gnl|PID|e254995 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 55 35 671 1 288 58 gi|38722 precursor (aa −20 to 381) [Acinetobacter 55 33 calcoaceticus] ir|A29277|A29277 aldose 1- epimerase (EC 5.1.3.3) - Acinetobacter lcoaceticus 686 2 245 1141 gi|1633572 Herpesvirus saimiri ORF73 homolog 55 36 [Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus] 713 3 2742 1438 gnl|PID|e8901 RESA NF7 Ag13 [Plasmodium falciparum] 55 25 815 1 2 226 gi|1113815 histidine kinase [Borrelia burgdorferi] 55 36 857 1 2 520 gi|143024 glucose-resistance amylase regulator 55 31 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|515318|S15318 ccpA protein - Bacillus subtilis sp|P25144 CCPA_BACSU GLUCOSE-RESISTANCE AMYLASE REGULATOR CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN). 931 1 3 557 gi|1098508 putative spore germination apparatus 55 32 protein [Bacillus megaterium] 17 7 6379 7218 gnl|PID|e250887 potential coding region [Clostridium 54 35 difficile] 21 9 7265 6348 gi|13441 NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L [Phoca 54 29 vitulina] 28 2 2727 3425 gi|1001792 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 54 29 32 6 4044 3523 gi|1673660 (AE000002) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 54 36 hypothetical 28K protein; similar to GenBank Accession Number JS0068, from M. pneumoniae [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 33 3 2274 3767 gnl|PID|e245024 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 54 36 40 1 1 915 gi|773349 BirA protein [Bacillus subtilis] 54 32 49 6 2120 2485 gnl|PID|e139446 a2 gene product [Bacteriophage Bi] 54 38 54 17 8969 8661 gi|334068 ORF2 [Suid herpesvirus 1] 54 51 65 2 1311 2120 gi|537207 ORF_277 [Escherichia coli] 54 27 72 20 21986 22435 gi|928848 ORF70′; putative [Lactococcus lactis phage 54 34 BK5-T] 105 4 3039 3827 gnl|PID|e205174 orf2 gene product [Lactobacillus 54 30 helveticus] 127 1 884 150 gi|726443 No definition line found [Caenorhabditis 54 31 elegans] 148 1 1204 62 gi|467456 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 54 37 156 4 4360 3167 gi|1032483 unidentified ORF downstream of hydrogenase 54 30 cluster; ORF5 [Anabaena variabilis] 160 4 1523 2077 gnl|PID|e255111 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 54 27 160 7 4260 3745 gi|1184121 auxin-induced protein [Vigna radiata] 54 30 165 5 4996 3971 gi|1772652 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase [Haloferax 54 36 alicantei] 176 2 1044 1937 gi|162201 P-type ATPase [Trypanosoma brucei] 54 38 180 29 30833 29853 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 54 29 pneumoniae] 200 16 7933 6656 gi|1574238 traN protein (traN) [Haemophilus 54 31 influenzae] 206 1 232 2 gi|1220501 Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (strain Kp47) 54 31 gene, complete cds [Rickettsia tsutsugamushi] 220 4 5235 4342 gi|606080 ORF_o290; Geneplot suggests frameshift 54 31 linking to o267, not found Escherichia coli] 220 5 5821 5135 gi|43942 first subunit of EII-Sor [Klebsiella 54 36 pneumoniae] 223 20 17253 17747 gi|47932 tonB protein [Salmonella typhimurium] 54 38 228 7 4866 4033 gi|1736828 Thi4 protein [Escherichia coli] 54 34 229 4 5050 3371 gi|1046078 M. genitalium predicted coding region 54 42 MG369 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 236 3 4777 1496 gi|152271 319-kDA protein [Rhizobium meliloti] 54 28 236 5 7822 6944 gnl|PID|e285031 Hyp1 protein [Hydra vulgaris] 54 20 238 30 27964 27746 gnl|PID|e217586 PlnM [Lactobacillus plantarum] 54 42 242 5 3508 4050 gi|149502 beta-lactamase [Lactococcus lactis] 54 35 257 1 296 120 gi|1498064 AtE1 [Arabidopsis thaliana] 54 50 257 6 6745 5633 gi|343949 var1(40.0) [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 54 42 258 8 7839 7114 gi|41519 P30 protein (AA 1-240) [Escherichia coli] 54 31 276 20 13101 12880 gi|155322 icsB gene product [Plasmid pWR100] 54 37 280 1 618 106 gi|467356 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 54 21 288 4 2183 2632 gi|39978 P16 [Bacillus subtilis] 54 39 316 1 3 767 gi|143264 membrane-associated protein [Bacillus 54 34 subtilis] 318 7 5035 4565 gi|606080 ORF_o290; Geneplot suggests frameshift 54 28 linking to o267, not found Escherichia coli] 319 3 1393 2163 gi|148327 vancomycin response regulator 54 34 [Enterococcus faecium] 323 2 1256 2560 gi|413940 ipa-16d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 54 26 364 7 7335 7724 gnl|PID|e250171 F18C12.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 54 31 386 5 2399 3844 gi|155369 PTS enzyme-II fructose [Xanthomonas 54 37 campestris] 392 3 2004 3353 gi|872306 integral membrane protein [Streptomyces 54 32 pristinaespiralis] pir|557509|S57509 integral membrane protein - Streptomyces ristinaespiralis 424 5 1553 1371 gi|160316 major merozoite surface antigen 54 37 [Plasmodium falciparum] sp|P50495|MSP1_PLAFP MEROZOITE SURFACE PROTEIN 1 PRECURSOR MEROZOITE SURFACE ANTIGENS) (PMMSA) (GP195) 445 2 1897 1178 gi|1781503 MigA [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 54 31 452 5 2506 2805 gi|216292 neopullulanase [Bacillus sp.] 54 34 457 2 2178 1024 gi|405570 TraK protein shares sequence similarity 54 35 with a family of proteins ncoded on Gram- negative gene transfer systems such as TraD from the plasmid [Plasmid pSK41] 461 3 627 1418 gi|797332 MocD [Agrobacterium tumefaciens] 54 38 466 5 5419 3770 gi|1652892 ABC transporter [Synechocystis sp.] 54 29 475 3 2745 1990 gi|532546 ORF13 [Enterococcus faecalis] 54 35 495 1 2 295 gi|304990 ORF_o290 [Escherichia coli] 54 21 502 4 3518 3216 gi|1573270 hemolysin (tlyC) [Haemophilus influenzae] 54 33 510 5 3089 3931 gi|1732200 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIPMan 54 29 [Vibria furnissii] 570 1 1 930 gi|1001582 penicillin-binding protein 1A 54 31 [Synechocystis sp.] 573 6 2763 3164 gi|416197 homologous to plasmid R100 pemK gene 54 35 [Escherichia coli] 590 1 433 2 gi|532309 25 kDa protein [Escherichia coli] 54 33 643 2 1202 1477 gnl|PID|e125689 256 kD golgin [Homo sapiens] 54 29 705 1 2 682 gi|148921 LicD protein [Haemophilus influenzae] 54 39 730 1 370 167 gnl|PID|e245531 ORF YLR068w [Saccharornyces cerevisiae] 54 29 745 1 502 209 gi|581140 NADH dehydrogenase [Escherichia coli] 54 37 749 1 413 3 gi|664840 TagB [Dictyostelium discoideum] 54 44 932 1 3 320 gi|537207 ORF_f277 [Escherichia coli] 54 27 4 6 5671 4748 gi|216267 ORF2 [Bacillus megaterium] 53 34 16 8 6231 6806 gi|517105 spermidine acetyltransferase [Escherichia 53 35 coli] 17 1 2 2497 gi|387880 collagen adhesin [Staphylococcus aureus] 53 35 42 4 2942 3529 gi|1633572 Herpesvirus saimiri ORF73 homolog 53 20 [Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus] 69 6 3149 4879 gi|1486244 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 53 30 72 3 1455 2063 gi|1592197 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 53 32 MJ1576 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 79 1 83 592 gi|633757 pr2 [Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae] 53 28 83 8 5179 4412 gi|496100 unknown function; putative [Bacteriophage 53 39 phi-LC3] 85 10 7180 6764 gil 1303940 YgiU [Bacillus subtilis] 53 35 92 2 789 986 gi|1372996 Rho [Borrelia burgdorferi] 53 28 95 10 7546 7734 gi|162379 variant surface glycoprotein [Trypanosoma 53 28 brucei] 99 4 1391 1861 gi|1499620 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 53 34 MJ0798 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 100 44 29982 29749 gi|1590997 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 53 35 MJ0272 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 102 5 4787 5089 gi|1399011 immunogenic secreted protein precursor 53 40 [Streptococcus pyogenes] 113 1 825 4 gnl|PID|e264148 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 53 24 114 4 6555 5113 gi|487282 Na+ −ATPase subunit J [Enterococcus hirae] 53 33 119 6 3581 3994 gi|473707 positive regulator for virulence factors 53 31 [Clostridium perfringens] 123 19 16463 18115 gi|1591361 NADH oxidase [Methanococcus jannaschii] 53 33 136 1 381 4 gi|152744 IpaD protein [Shigella flexneri] 53 32 138 9 8079 7594 gi|467371 LACI family of transcriptional repreesor 53 29 (probable) [Bacillus ubtilis] 142 8 4594 4007 gi|755216 N-acetylmuramidase [Lactococcus lactis] 53 38 162 12 12482 11937 gi|1063250 low homology to P20 protein of Bacillus 53 36 lichiniformis and bleomycin acetyltransferase of Streptomyces verticillus [Bacillus subtilis] 163 1 546 31 gi|153767 ORF [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 53 34 163 7 4973 3453 gi|29468 beta-myosin heavy chain (1151 AA) [Homo 53 36 sapiens] 167 2 1038 2006 gi|413930 ipa-6d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 53 27 173 11 8865 7843 gi|1778569 YaaF homolog [Escherichia coli] 53 39 190 8 6842 3549 gi|387880 collagen adhesin [Staphylococcus aureus] 53 38 199 2 2725 950 gi|1652570 nitrate transport protein NrtB 53 32 [Synechocystis sp.] 200 13 6184 5954 gi|1652679 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 53 40 200 17 9287 7890 gi|1574246 H. influenzae predicted coding region 53 35 HI1409 [Haemophilus influenzae] 205 6 2048 3229 gi|148026 topoisomerase III [Escherichia coli] 53 32 211 2 270 1052 gi|483940 transcription regulator [Bacillus 53 30 subtilis] 221 10 5119 5994 gi|1353529 ORF12 [Bacteriophage rlt] 53 44 232 7 4344 3925 gi|1665759 Similar to Schistosoma mansoni amino acid 53 35 permease (L25068). [Homo sapiens] 238 21 18705 19247 gi|1574062 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 53 30 239 1 2 1636 gi|433932 activator of (R)-hydroxyglutaryl-CoA 53 35 dehydratase [Acidaminococcus ermentans] 250 1 1469 318 gi|987094 membrane transport protein [Streptomyces 53 22 hygroscopicus] 253 4 1759 1028 gi|537245 aspartokinase I-homoserine dehydrogenase I 53 35 [Escherichia coli] pir|556629|S56629 aspartate kinase (EC 2.7.2.4)/homoserine ehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.3) - Escherichia coli 271 8 4649 5800 gi|413966 ipa-42d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 53 27 276 26 15786 15112 gi|1699017 ErpB2 [Borrelia burgdorferi] 53 26 279 11 8309 7797 gi|1651934 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 53 35 288 8 3997 4872 gi|43943 second subunit of EII-Sor [Klebsiella 53 32 pneumoniae] 290 6 4391 5680 gi|466882 pps1; B1496_C2_189 [Mycobacterium leprae] 53 29 294 3 1197 1481 gi|173004 topoisomerase I [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 53 40 330 3 2351 3367 gi|466691 No definition line found [Escherichia 53 34 coli] 334 8 8172 9182 gi|1652483 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 53 29 368 1 620 102 gi|487273 Na+ ATPase subunit I [Enterococcus hirae] 53 29 377 4 2424 2260 gi|221407 FPS [Fowlpox virus] 53 35 382 1 257 36 gi|1592016 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 53 32 MJ1371 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 387 1 2 460 gi|1574317 repressor protein (GP:L22692_1) 53 30 [Haemophilus influenzae] 394 10 8379 10412 gi|882463 protein-N(pi)-phosphohistidine-sugar 53 34 phosphotransferase [Escherichia oli] 399 4 2349 3098 gi|453287 OmpR protein [Escherichia coli] 53 27 420 2 1378 719 gi|1437473 nitrate transporter [Bacillus subtilis] 53 28 441 6 5361 7937 gi|1592205 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 53 38 MJ1595 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 461 1 6 512 gi|1651800 L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-P 53 29 amidotransferase [Synechocystis sp.] 497 3 1700 1960 gi|4328 RIF1 gene product [Saccharomyces 53 33 cerevisiae] 503 1 669 4 gnl|PID|e202290 unknown [Lactobacillus sake] 53 30 538 2 1053 262 gi|1613769 response regulator [Streptococcus 53 30 pneumoniae] 539 6 6172 5183 gi|567887 putative repressor [Streptomyces 53 32 peucetius] 551 1 629 162 gi|1256649 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 53 26 557 1 9 695 gi|143177 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 53 31 569 2 418 1158 gi|1184684 MucD [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 53 26 614 1 99 581 gi|485280 28.2 kDa protein [Streptococcus 53 32 pneumoniae] 660 1 1 279 gnl|PID|e288480 R10E8.f [Caenorhabditis elegans] 53 34 776 1 3 635 gi|151352 mandelate racemase (EC 5.1.2.2) 53 33 [Pseudomonas putida] 11 2 1117 1656 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 52 29 17 6 5327 6559 gnl|PID|e250887 potential coding region [Clostridium 52 37 difficile] 19 31 17760 17978 gi|1079556 dShc [Drosophila melanogaster] 52 42 19 38 20306 22627 gn|PID|e139448 host interacting protein [Bacteriophage 52 32 B1] 25 4 2662 2087 gi|1072067 PepE [Rhodobacter sphaeroides] 52 23 25 6 5596 3407 gi|1303866 YggS [Bacillus subtilis] 52 34 49 3 1135 1569 gi|496279 putative [Bacteriophage Tuc2009] 52 25 53 1 850 2 sp|P52697|YBHE_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 30.2 KD PROTEIN IN MODC 52 35 LI 3′REGION. 54 9 10909 2687 gi|1633572 Herpesvirus saimiri ORF73 homolog 52 30 [Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus] 57 6 4779 8402 gi|142439 ATP-dependent nuclease [Bacillus subtilis] 52 31 58 6 6446 5949 gnl|PID|e255921 F53F4.10 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 52 31 72 13 13446 13195 gi|532541 ORF8 [Enterococcus faecalis] 52 37 81 17 13692 12520 gi|1732203 GlcNAc 6-P deacetylase [Vibrio furnissii] 52 35 84 1 3 1355 gi|64288 fast skeletal muscle Ca-ATPase [Rana 52 34 esculenta] 100 2 1917 1027 gi|1353560 ORF43 [Bacteriophage rlt] 52 34 101 1 30 1862 gi|405957 yeeF [Escherichia coli] 52 24 106 8 8517 7600 gi|454904 rfbG gene product [Shigella flexneri] 52 41 108 1 1 1059 gnl|PID|e255337 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 52 29 123 4 2899 3495 gi|1305720 prs-associated putative membrane protein 52 24 [Escherichia coli] 128 23 17561 16740 gi|473805 ‘regulatory protein sfs1 involved in 52 32 maltose metabolism’ Escherichia coli] 130 8 6693 7481 gi|1552775 ATP-binding protein [Escherichia coli] 52 30 138 1 40 1359 gi|1045867 oligoendopeptidase F [Mycoplasma 52 31 genitalium] 138 2 2757 1384 gi|1591425 hypothetical protein (GP:X91006_2) 52 26 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 138 6 6317 5940 gi|1486247 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 52 36 142 10 7337 5466 gi|1151158 repeat organellar protein [Plasmodium 52 34 chabaudi] 149 1 33 1133 gi|1762962 FemA [Staphylococcus simulans] 52 31 161 1 3 245 gi|151276 histidine utilization genes repressor 52 35 protein (hut) [Pseudomonas utida] 163 4 2048 1320 gi|1064810 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 52 27 164 8 4882 5103 gi|57251 precursor (AA −35 to 1766) [Rattus 52 38 norvegicus] 165 9 7247 7474 gi|1652671 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 52 28 178 5 1887 1681 gi|220704 cAMP-dependent protein kinase catalytic 52 36 subunit-beta [Rattus sp.]gi|191177 cAMP- dependent protein kinase beta-catalytic subunit Cricetulus sp.] 180 24 22536 23774 gi|581052 cytosine deaminase [Escherichia coli] 52 28 190 9 8891 7056 gi|1592079 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 52 39 MJ1429 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 195 8 2000 2272 gi|868024 HIC-1 gene product [Homo sapiens] 52 52 202 11 9189 10145 gi|141861 traA gene product [Plasmid pAD1] 52 33 204 4 1361 2011 gi|1184118 mevalonate kinase [Methanobacterium 52 33 thermoautotrophicum] 204 8 4018 5142 gnl|PID|e283860 carotenoid biosynthetic gene ERWCRTS 52 31 homolog [Sulfolobus solfataricus] 208 2 1112 2296 gi|1408501 homologous to N-acyl-L-amino acid 52 35 amidohydrolase of Bacillus stearothermophilus [Bacillus subtilis] 215 1 772 2 gi|1480429 putative transcriptional regulator 52 26 [Bacillus stearothemophilus] 218 4 4072 3425 gi|862630 glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate dehydrogenase 52 35 [Buchnera aphidicola] sp|Q07234|G3P_BUCAP GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE (EC .2.1.12) (GAPDH). 228 1 1 741 gnl|PID|e264148 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 52 29 230 2 149 634 gi|437705 hyaluronidase [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 52 28 233 8 6166 4982 gi|1001708 NifS [Synechocystis sp.] 52 31 240 3 725 967 gi|399655 Ca2+ regulatory protein [Saccharomyces 52 21 cerevisiae]sp ( P35206 I CSG2 YEAST CSG2 PROTEIN PRECURSOR. 288 7 3171 4028 gi|147403 mannose permease subunit II-P-Man 52 27 [Escherichia coli] 318 1 7 819 gi|1303849 YggB [Bacillus subtilis] 52 33 330 1 1062 154 gi|144859 ORF B [Clostridium perfringens] 52 29 330 9 6815 7213 gi|1439527 EIIA-man [Lactobacillus curvatus] 52 31 345 9 8348 9397 gi|606292 ORF_o696 [Escherichia coli] 52 27 398 3 2671 1877 gi|144859 ORF B [Clostridium perfringens] 52 29 411 1 992 3 gnl|PID|e283950 daunorubicin resistance ATP-binding 52 27 protein DrrA [Sulfolobus solfataricus] 422 2 1292 585 gi|537214 yjjG gene product [Escherichia coli] 52 32 436 2 1669 1205 gi|507323 ORF1 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 52 29 450 1 119 754 gi|1573916 multidrug resistance protein (emrB) 52 32 [Haemophilus influenzae] 453 1 190 381 gi|182021 elastin [Homo sapiens] 52 40 455 7 5767 4634 gnl|PID|e155312 integrase [Bacteriophage TP901-1] 52 34 479 1 138 758 gi|1742859 ORF_ID:o327#7; similar to [SwissProt 52 27 Accession Number P54449] [Escherichia coli] 517 1 763 2 gi|152780 rhamnosyl transferase II [Shigella 52 29 dysenteriae] 518 3 1735 848 gi|153858 wall-associated protein [Streptococcus 52 20 mutans] 526 3 2297 1848 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 52 27 [Escherichia coli] 617 1 1 462 gi|142863 replication initiation protein [Bacillus 52 35 subtilis] 639 3 1068 259 gi|1591153 hypothetical protein (SP:P46348) 52 30 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 703 1 773 81 gi|793910 surface antigen [Homo sapiens] 52 31 737 1 235 2 gi|666000 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 52 29 791 4 1368 1802 gnl|PID|e269549 Unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 52 28 825 1 1 300 gi|732538 No definition line found [Caenorhabditis 52 28 elegans] 981 1 226 2 gi|951100 P45016a-ms1 [Mus spretus] 52 36 17 23 23542 22163 gi|1652483 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 51 32 65 6 4302 3691 gi|397498 Membrane Ribose Binding Protein [Bacillus 51 31 subtilis] pir|S42714|S42714 membrane ribose-binding protein - Bacillus ubtilis 69 5 2926 2537 gi|1773150 hypothetical 14.8kd protein [Escherichia 51 30 coli] 92 1 973 44 gnl|PID|e243523 ORF YGR130c [Saccharomyces cerevisae] 51 29 103 6 5272 3593 gi|312940 threonine kinase [Streptococcus 51 32 equisimilis] 111 7 4195 3317 pir|G64143|G64143 hypothetical protein HI0143 - Haemophilus 51 29 influenzae (strain Rd KW20) 115 7 4526 3414 gi|405879 yeiH [Escherichia coli] 51 27 123 29 27788 28207 gi|147402 mannose permease subunit III-Man 51 27 [Escherichia coli] 125 1 223 2 gi|4482 SLY1 gene product [Saccharomyces 51 37 cerevisiae] 128 21 16156 15638 gi|606026 ORF_o115 [Escherichia coli] 51 27 137 4 3207 5369 gi|1673692 (AE000005) Mycoplasma pneumoniae, 51 26 C09_orf422 Protein [Mycoplasma pneumoniae] 138 28 18295 18771 gi|149647 ORFZ [Listeria monocytogenes] 51 31 145 6 4054 5271 gi|1653860 N-acyl-L-amino acid amidohydrolase 51 41 [Synechocystis sp.] 155 4 3019 2273 gi|1486242 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 51 41 180 8 7951 9189 gi|1657522 hypothetical protein [Escherichia coli] 51 32 186 2 859 1620 gi|511497 oleoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase 51 29 [Coriandrum sativum] 186 3 1644 2060 sp|P37348|YECE_ECO HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN IN ASPS 5 REGION 51 38 LI (FRAGMENT). 194 3 1521 1276 gi|332697 fusion protein [Human parainfluenza virus 51 32 2] 195 7 1986 3767 gi|405570 TraK protein shares sequence similarity 51 28 with a family of proteins ncoded on Gram- negative gene transfer systems such as TraD from the plasmid [Plasmid pSK41] 197 1 3 494 gi|1592234 DNA topoisomerase I [Methanococcus 51 32 jannaschii] 198 2 1521 862 gi|1196483 unknown protein [Lactobacillus casei] 51 32 238 16 13630 14730 gi|1772652 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase [Haloferax 51 36 alicantei] 257 5 5646 4513 pir|S43367|S43367 metallothionein - Green crab, common shore 51 38 crab 261 6 4950 4519 gi|581545 orf 4 [Staphylococcus aureus] 51 26 270 5 4480 4220 gi|1066975 F49E2.5a [Caenorhabditis elegans] 51 28 306 10 5928 6905 gi|1752736 gene required for phosphoylation of 51 28 oligosaccharides/ has high homology with YJR061w [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 324 3 1590 2405 gi|409925 VirR positive regulator [Streptococcus 51 25 pyogenes] 328 2 632 309 gi|466475 putative phospho-beta-glucosidase 51 30 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] pir|D49898|D49898 cellobiose phosphotransferase system celC - acillus stearothermophilus 340 2 898 1152 gi|40046 phosphoglucose isomerase A (AA 1-449) 51 39 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] ir|S15936|NUBSSA glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (EC 5.3.1.9) A - cillus stearothermophilus 340 4 3617 2445 gi|763052 integrase [Bacteriophage T270] 51 33 379 10 11742 11311 gi|887829 D21141 uses 2nd start; frame determined by 51 34 Lac fusion [Escherichia oli] 380 1 2 1123 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 51 34 395 1 526 95 gi|490986 phi 105 repessor orf2 [unidentified] 51 27 424 4 2512 995 gi|1633572 Herpesvirus saimiri ORF73 homolog 51 31 [Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes-like virus] 444 1 737 483 gi|1245376 cardiac ryanodine receptor [Oryctolagus 51 34 cuniculus] 483 1 1 642 gi|1303981 YgkD [Bacillus subtilis] 51 29 500 1 2 550 gi|987094 membrane transport protein [Streptomyces 51 23 hygroscopicus] 525 3 492 983 pir|A57438|A57438 tryptophan-rich sensory protein - 51 38 Rhodobacter sphaeroides (strain 2.4.1) 534 1 2 1165 gi|147516 ribokinase [Escherichia coli] 51 33 547 1 1 387 gi|1353528 ORF11 [Bacteriophage rlt] 51 33 553 2 1728 1330 pir|B55124|B55124 thioredoxin - Chlorobium sp. 51 27 574 1 2291 2476 bbs|129435 RprX=inner membrane signal-transducing 51 36 protein [Bacteroides fragilis, Peptide, 519 aa] [Bacteroides fragilis] 574 2 3145 3420 gi|1732202 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIIMan N 51 29 terminal domain [Vibrio furnissii] 594 2 530 225 gi|1657696 tryptophan hydroxylase [Gallus gallus] 51 40 605 3 1220 1936 gnl|PID|e289149 similar to B. subtilis YcsE hypothetical 51 32 protein [Bacillus subtilis] 609 1 1027 74 gi|1226279 strong similarity to Schistosoma amino 51 26 acid permease (GB:L25068) [Caenorhabditis elegans] 656 2 2033 2950 gi|143213 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 51 26 670 1 1508 369 gi|1652222 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 51 25 673 1 2 1135 gi|532553 ORF20 [Enterococcus faecalis] 51 27 674 2 1158 778 gi|467451 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 51 26 735 2 477 725 gi|757791 aromatic amino acid permease 51 38 [Corynebacterium glutamicum] pir|S52754|S52754 aromatic amino acid permease - Corynebacterium lutamicum 924 1 794 3 gi|40663 sialidase [Clostridium septicum] 51 35 4 5 3811 4728 gi|413948 ipa-24d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 50 29 8 3 3310 2180 gi|1592205 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 50 28 MJ1595 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 11 9 5269 5520 gi|1651800 L-glutamine:D-fructose-6-P 50 25 amidotransferase [Synechocystis sp.] 12 6 9045 8662 gnl|PID|e254943 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 50 23 15 4 2911 4269 gi|1592173 N-ethylammeline chlorohydrolase 50 28 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 19 10 4934 5530 gi|825569 unknown [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 50 20 28 5 7515 7057 gi|1230586 orf10; Method: conceptual translation 50 38 supplied by author [Vibrio cholerae O139] 45 9 4279 5019 gi|1591029 thioredoxin/glutaredoxin [Methanococcus 50 32 jannaschii] 54 16 7739 7590 gi|1589837 cuticle preprocollagen [Meloidogyne 50 46 incognita] 59 5 1551 2345 gi|144297 acetyl esterase (XynC) [Caldocellum 50 34 saccharolyticum] pir|B37202|B37202 acetylesterase (EC 3.1.1.6) (XynC) - Caldocellum accharolyticum 62 3 1650 1360 gnl|PID|e205266 LEA76 homologue type2 [Arabidopsis 50 31 thaliana] 91 10 8858 7521 gi|758229 integrase [Bacteriophage phi-13] 50 31 112 5 3548 2133 gi|1184262 GadC [Shigella flexneri] 50 25 123 13 13099 14319 gi|178273 alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase [Homo 50 31 sapiens] 123 15 14395 15675 gi|467342 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 50 28 123 31 28700 29494 gi|43942 first subunit of EII-Sor [Klebsiella 50 27 pneumoniae] 124 2 1666 1061 gi|556016 similar to plant water stress proteins; 50 34 ORF2 [Bacillus subtilis gi|556016 similar to plant water stress proteins; ORF2 [Bacillus ubtilis] 128 39 32767 31829 gi|39993 UDP-N-acetylmuramoylalanine--D-glutamate 50 33 ligase [Bacillus subtilis] 135 11 8803 7694 gi|895747 putative cel operon regulator [Bacillus 50 26 subtilis] 138 21 14648 13653 gi|1591472 malic acid transport protein 50 26 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 146 3 2338 1415 gi|1732200 PTS permease for mannose subunit IIPMan 50 27 [Vibrio furnissii] 160 2 724 1302 gnl|PID|e264218 F54F3.4 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 50 30 164 15 15432 16364 gi|409286 bmrU Bacillus subtilis] 50 27 167 9 17082 15394 gi|143156 membrane bound protein [Bacillus subtilis] 50 30 179 3 2350 4485 gi|1408485 yxdM gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 50 24 180 30 31056 30643 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 50 27 pneumoniae] 184 1 2 1015 gi|854232 cymE gene product [Klebsiella oxytoca] 50 24 194 7 4335 4817 gi|1256652 25% identity to the E.coli regulatory 50 30 protein MprA; putative [Bacillus subtilis] 195 29 11712 12422 gi|662263 ORF5 [Plasmid pIP501] 50 25 204 1 2 166 gi|328656 envelope polyprotein [Human 50 45 immunodeficiency virus type 1] 205 7 3118 3861 gi|437697 traE [Plasmid RP4] 50 31 216 11 7181 7750 gnl|PID|e254644 membrane protein [Streptococcus 50 30 pneumoniae] 223 10 7036 8082 gi|606423 T09B9.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 50 30 223 22 19257 19799 gi|1256141 YbbL [Bacillus subtilis] 50 29 233 4 3102 2320 gi|887826 GUG start [Escherichia coli] 50 32 238 6 5102 3906 gi|1161219 hoinolgous to D-amino acid dehydrogenase 50 29 enzyme [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 239 3 4449 5159 gi|41519 P30 protein (AA 1-240) [Escherichia coli] 50 31 242 2 147 2210 gi|160299 glutamic acid-rich protein [Plasmodium 50 30 falciparum] pir|A54514|A54514 glutamic acid-rich protein precursor - Plasmodium alciparum 248 2 263 712 gi|143725 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 50 32 256 8 8531 7395 gnl|PID|e250452 C44H9.4 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 50 38 265 3 1150 893 gi|1402527 ORF6 [Enterococcus faecalis] 50 39 276 24 14203 14000 gi|1591019 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 50 33 MJ0297 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 276 32 20601 19924 gi|1334905 BXLF2 late reading frame, encodes gp85; 50 29 homologous to RF 37 VZV and glycoprotein H of HSV (gpIII of VZV) [Human herpesvirus 4] 286 1 1 747 gnl|PID|e257895 homology with truncated ORF2 of pepF2 50 32 [Lactococcus lactis] 301 17 11706 13313 gi|562039 NADH dehydrogenase, subunit 2 50 26 [Acanthamoeba castellanii] pir|S53835|S53835 NADH dehydrogenase chain 2 - Acanthamoeba astellanii mitochondrion (SGC6) 338 5 2206 3729 gi|829194 bacterial cell wall hydrolase 50 34 [Enterococcus faecalis] pir|A38109|A38109 autolysin - Enterococcus faecalis sp|P37710|ALYS_ENTFA AUTOLYSIN (EC 3.5.1.28) N-ACETYLMURAMOYL-L-ALANINE AMIDASE). 345 12 11781 13379 gnl|PID|e235181 unknown [Mycobacterium tuberculosis] 50 32 360 2 2879 408 gi|40782 bps2 gene product [Desulfurolobus 50 25 ambivalens] 372 1 6 440 gi|1552733 similar to voltage-gated chloride channel 50 31 protein [Escherichia coli] 372 2 391 738 gi|1591749 TRK system potassium uptake protein A 50 23 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 377 3 2262 1846 gi|52797 kinesin heavy chain [Mus musculus] 50 22 392 1 433 2 gi|147213 phnP protein [Escherichia coli] 50 33 399 31 29803 30186 gi|146288 PTS enzyme III glucitol [Escherichia coli] 50 30 518 4 2885 2040 gi|475107 regulatory protein [Pediococcus 50 29 pentosaceus] 528 1 3 665 gi|215098 excisionase [Bacteriophage 154a] 50 38 562 1 631 107 gi|1592205 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 50 28 MJ1595 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 596 1 227 1153 gi|963039 orf gene product [Enterococcus hirae] 50 26 680 1 2 1090 gi|1050297 product p150Glued [Neurospora crassa] 50 27 755 1 2 430 gi|1736469 Tetracenomycin C resistance and export 50 33 protein. [Escherichia coli] 838 1 428 3 gi|530424 50S ribosomal protein [Mycoplasma 50 30 capricolum] 14 2 3453 538 gi|47049 asa1 gene product (AA 1-1296) 49 25 [Enterococcus faecalis] ir|S10223|HMSO1F aggregation protein asa1 - Enterococcus faecalis asmid pAD1 56 7 5367 4822 gi|924754 glycine reductase complex selenoprotein B 49 31 [Clostridium litorale] 68 9 4741 7389 gi|1591494 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 49 21 MJ0797 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 94 10 9425 6633 gi|1146243 22.4% identity with Escherichia coli DNA- 49 30 damage inducible protein . . . ; putative [Bacillus subtilis] 98 12 12306 11701 gi|1303784 YqeD [Bacillus subtilis] 49 26 117 7 4789 6228 gi|435493 orf4 gene product [Lactococcus lactis] 49 26 123 21 18576 19745 gi|298032 EF [Streptococcus suis] 49 29 125 4 2358 1594 gnl|PID|e237295 unknown [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 49 27 125 6 4235 3453 gi|1573885 glycosyl transferase (lgtD) [Haemophilus 49 32 influenzae] 144 5 3715 4062 gi|507130 emm64 gene product [Streptococcus 49 30 pyogenes] 162 8 10472 9120 gi|47045 NADH oxidase [Enterococcus faecalis] 49 34 179 18 18426 17848 gi|40060 DNA polymerase III (AA 1-1437) [Bacillus 49 27 subtilis] p|P13267|DP3A_BACSU DNA POLYMEPASE III, ALPHA CHAIN (EC 2.7.7.7). 180 19 18727 19917 gi|143000 proton glutamate symport protein [Bacillus 49 31 stearothermophilus] pir|S26247|S26247 glutamate/aspartate transport protein - Bacillus tearothermophilus 224 1 145 1371 gi|1103862 TolA [Pseudomonas aeruginosa] 49 32 236 8 10955 9249 gi|431272 lysis protein [Bacillus subtilis] 49 28 278 1 757 2 gi|467478 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 49 29 290 8 6860 7366 gi|466875 nifU; B1496_C1_157 [Mycobacterium leprae] 49 35 318 5 4065 3190 gi|144859 ORF B [Clostridium perfringens] 49 25 318 8 6052 5033 gi|1439528 EIIC-man [Lactobacillus curvatus] 49 30 335 1 534 40 gi|216861 24K membrane protein [Pseudomonas 49 24 aeruginosa] 338 4 2861 2169 gnl|PID|e288536 F37H8.a [Caenorhabditis elegans] 49 30 346 4 1257 2273 gi|536970 ORF_f543 [Escherichia coli] 49 25 355 20 12902 15262 gi|292836 trichohyalin [Homo sapiens] 49 20 366 1 1 1437 gi|405857 yehU [Escherichia coli] 49 26 375 8 7663 6470 gi|1573546 H. influenzae predicted coding region 49 30 H10561 [Haemophilus influenzae] 377 2 1624 392 gi|532553 ORF20 [Enterococcus faecalis] 49 27 399 5 3960 3142 gi|1742362 nta operon transcriptional regulator. 49 29 [Escherichia coli] 456 1 1070 342 gi|290533 similar to E. coli ORF adjacent to suc 49 27 operon; similar to gntR class f regulatory proteins [Escherichia coli] 619 1 2 232 gi|665956 ribosomal protein S20 homolog [Aeromonas 49 41 sobria] sp|P45786|RS20_AERHY 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S20 (FRAGMENT). sp|P45788|RS20_AERSO 30S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S20 (FRAGMENT). 621 1 319 942 gi|149456 nisin-resistance protein [Lactococcus 49 29 lactis] 630 1 3 1190 gi|537145 ORF_f437 [Escherichia coli] 49 34 736 1 859 2 gi|1592020 hypothetical protein (SP:P37555) 49 27 [Methanococcus jannaschii[ 849 1 232 11 gi|145514 cyclopropane fatty acid synthase 49 35 [Escherichia coli] 47 11 14140 13307 gi|1045937 M. genitalium predicted coding region 48 34 MG246 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 103 4 2492 1605 gi|1591514 membrane protein [Methanococcus 48 19 jannaschii] 127 7 6836 5736 gi|1573128 hypothetical [Haemophilus influenzae] 48 24 138 22 14742 15590 gi|580884 ipa-89d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 48 33 160 6 3048 3665 gi|1652295 serine esterase [Synechocystis sp.] 48 28 162 3 3048 2491 gn|143830 xpaC [Bacillus subtilis] 48 13 193 2 1257 310 gi|1591153 hypothetical protein (SP:P46348) 48 24 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 219 1 61 573 gnl|PID|e257628 ORF [Lactococcus lactis] 48 32 221 11 5952 6428 gi|1303733 YgaN [Bacillus subtilis] 48 31 232 4 2776 1712 gi|142707 comG2 gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 48 24 236 6 8618 7689 gi|550075 cephalosporin-C deacetylase [Bacillus 48 26 subtilis] 238 28 25896 26825 gi|47906 rha regulatory protein [Salmonella 48 31 typhimurium] 251 2 1935 640 gi|1143026 ORF10 [Spiroplasma virus] 48 30 252 1 2036 3 gnl|PID|e228699 homologous to yqb0 of the skin element 48 37 [Bacillus subtilis] 269 1 481 2 gi|1045975 sensory rhodopsin II transducer 48 28 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 315 5 4604 2649 gi|396400 similar to eukaryotic Na+/H+ exchangers 48 30 [Escherichia coli] sp|P32703|YJCE_ECOLI HYPOTHETICAL 60.5 KD PROTEIN IN SOXR-ACS NTERGENIC REGION (O549). 327 1 128 916 gi|216314 esterase [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 48 30 330 6 4486 5337 gi|43942 first subunit of EII-Sor [Klebsiella 48 21 pneumoniae] 330 7 5325 6230 gi|147404 mannose permease subunit II-M-Man 48 33 [Escherichia coli] 345 10 9571 10521 gi|1736789 Collagenase precursor (EC 3.4.-.-). 48 26 [Escherichia coli] 509 1 1 444 gi|606376 ORF_o162 [Escherichia coli] 48 33 531 1 624 109 sp|P50848|YPWA_BAC HYPOTHETICAL 58.2 KD PROTEIN IN KDGT-XPT 48 33 SU INTERGENIC REGION. 549 3 962 369 gi|1001212 molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis protein C 48 32 [Synechocystis sp.] 725 1 3 500 gi|1151158 repeat organellar protein [Plasmodium 48 25 chabaudi] 789 1 133 717 gi|42724 rhaS (AA 1-278) [Escherichia coli] 48 39 936 1 32 316 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 48 45 2 2 2662 449 gi|929878 J1027 gene product [Saccharomyces 47 20 cerevisiae] 4 2 1002 2192 gi|763052 integrase [Bacteriophage T270] 47 29 21 8 6350 5355 gi|1066343 mu-crystallin [Homo sapiens] 47 29 25 3 915 2048 gi|1064813 homologous to sp:PHOR_BACSU [Bacillus 47 21 subtilis] 59 2 953 1378 gi|872306 integral membrane protein [Streptomyces 47 26 pristinaespiralis] pir|S57509|S57509 integral membrane protein - Streptomyces ristinaespiralis 81 7 4970 4206 gi|1591754 hypothetical protein (SP:P39364) 47 22 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 82 3 1534 866 gi|397526 clumping factor [Staphylococcus aureus] 47 21 110 5 2313 3767 gil 151928 48 kDa protein [Rhodobacter sphaeroides] 47 26 150 11 7839 9107 gnl|PID|e275490 C30H6.k [Caenorhabditis elegans] 47 16 161 2 116 1450 gnl|PID|e283830 aminotransferase [Sulfolobus solfataricus] 47 23 165 8 8081 6129 gi|924925 heparinase III protein [Cytophaga 47 29 heparina] 180 31 31515 31054 gi|1591753 N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphate 47 29 transferase [Methanococcus jannaschii] 194 11 8247 9236 gi|1480429 putative transcriptional regulator 47 26 [Bacillus stearothermophilus] 225 2 1039 701 gi|212992 Protein sequence and annotation available 47 33 soon via Swiss-Prot; available at present via e-mail from LABEIT@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE [Homo sapiens] 232 1 196 969 gi|293033 integrase [Bacteriophage phi-LC3] 47 30 232 6 3687 3340 gi|142706 comGl gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 47 28 233 10 8424 6739 gi|887816 possible start 13 codons upstream, for 47 35 o765 [Escherichia coli] 346 2 706 1083 gi|536970 ORF_f543 [Escherichia coli] 47 27 352 1 112 843 gi|1591857 H+-transporting ATPase [Methanococcus 47 28 jannaschii] 410 1 3 980 gi|1652869 NADH dehydrogenase [Synechocystis sp.] 47 30 465 2 1976 1749 gi|211659 p68 protein; c-rel proto-oncogene [Gallus 47 30 gallus] 491 3 3752 2466 gi|881434 ORFP [Bacillus subtilis] 47 24 501 1 48 809 gi|467429 unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 47 33 532 1 3 287 gi|755724 alpha-toxin [Clostridium novyi] 47 32 578 1 707 81 gi|532547 ORF14 [Enterococcus faecalis] 47 30 605 4 2051 2470 gi|1783233 hypothetical [Bacillus subtilis] 47 22 626 3 2459 2169 gi|1573573 2′,3′-cyclic-nucleotide 2′- 47 44 phosphodiesterase (cpdB) [Haemophilus influenzae] 650 1 1042 341 gi|404802 integrase [Saccharopolyspora erythraea] 47 26 665 1 714 1175 gi|143655 sporulation protein [Bacillus subtilis] 47 22 754 2 1086 736 gi|143835 PBSX repressor [Bacillus subtilis] 47 27 845 1 2 241 gi|1303952 YqjA [Bacillus subtilis] 47 26 911 1 1 456 gi|1019640 ORFX (a homolog to the prgX gene of the 47 26 pheromone response plasmid pCF10); putative [Plasmid pHKK701] 933 1 16 303 gi|331002 first methionine codon in the ECLF1 ORF 47 29 [Saimiriine herpesvirus 2] gi|60394 ORF 73; ECLF1 [Saimiriine herpesvirus 2] 17 17 13073 13675 gi|1304597 abortive phage resistance protein 46 27 [Lactococcus lactis] 19 11 5515 6393 gi|1353529 ORF12 [Bacteriophage rlt] 46 28 42 3 2460 3011 gi|1064814 homologous to sp:PHOP_BACEUB [Bacillus 46 33 subtilis] 49 9 4042 5793 gnl|PID|e59644 predicted 86.4kd protein; S2Kd observed 46 22 [Mycobacteriophage 15] 74 6 4039 3434 gi|143542 PNA polymerase sigma-30 factor [Bacillus 46 27 licheniformis] pir|B28625|SZBSSL transcription initiation factor sigma H - acillus licheniformis 89 14 14259 12967 gi|1499089 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 46 32 MJ0305 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 89 15 15737 14427 gi|1653339 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 46 22 94 13 12634 11132 gi|1402515 membrane-spanning transporter protein 46 23 [Clostnidium perfringens] 100 18 13493 11958 gi|15470 portal protein [Bacteriophage SPP1] 46 31 144 2 2364 1126 gnl|PID|e183450 hypothetical EcsB protein [Bacillus 46 25 subtilis] 144 9 8977 6236 gi|710421 unknown [Staphylococcus aureus] 46 24 152 7 3397 4557 gnl|PID|e254991 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 46 25 158 7 7144 5993 gi|1045800 ribose transport system permease protein 46 28 [Mycoplasma genitalium] 180 11 10882 10055 gi|303953 esterase [Acinetobacter calcoaceticus] 46 23 181 3 1173 976 gi|1591638 M. jannaschii predicted coding region 46 36 MJ0975 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 240 1 715 221 gi|1766062 Ats1 [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] 46 28 254 2 499 2 gi|153661 translational initiation factor IF2 46 32 [Enterococcus faecium] sp|P18311|IF2_ENTFC INITIATION FACTOR IF-2. 262 4 5276 4431 pir|A45605|A45605 mature-parasite-infected erythrocyte 46 20 surface antigen MESA - Plasmodium falciparum 309 1 2 673 gi|1651714 type 4 prepilin peptidase [Synechocystis 46 40 sp.] 312 1 18 872 gi|580884 ipa-89d gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 46 32 324 6 4450 4836 gi|1061418 ArsC [Plasmid R46] 46 28 345 1 2241 1333 gi|144859 ORF B [Clostridium perfringens] 46 24 386 4 1438 2421 gi|405894 1-phosphofructokinase [Escherichia coli] 46 31 395 8 3584 3853 gnl|PID|e120267 sucrose-phosphate synthase [Beta vulgaris] 46 25 491 2 2527 1169 gnl|PID|e267595 Unknown, similar to peptidases [Bacillus 46 29 subtilis] 495 3 612 869 gi|406286 triose phosphate/phosphate translocator 46 27 [Flaveria pringlei] pir|537553|S37553 triose phosphate/3- phosphoglycerate/phosphate ranslocator - Flaveria pringlei 513 1 2 946 gi|143024 glucose-resistance amylase regulator 46 26 [Bacillus subtilis] pir|S15318|515318 ccpA protein - Bacillus subtilis sp|P25144|CCPA_BACSU GLUCOSE-RESISTANCE AMYLASE REGULATOR CATABOLITE CONTROL PROTEIN). 520 3 914 2674 gi|1163086 microfilarial sheath protein SHP3 [Brugia 46 27 malayi] 554 1 3 788 gi|413972 ipa-48r gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 46 27 568 1 1574 3 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 46 28 809 1 506 135 gi|49021 surface exclusion protein (SEA1) 46 28 [Enterococcus faecalis] ir|522452|S22452 surface exclusion protein sea1 precursor - terococcus faecalis plasmid pAD1 813 1 2 1090 gi|150556 surface protein [Plasmid pCF10] 46 34 78 2 4915 2516 gi|577295 The ha1225 gene product is related to 45 20 human alpha-glucosidase. [Homo apiens] 81 9 6123 5386 gi|147200 phnF protein [Escherichia coli] 45 28 85 1 120 761 gi|457514 gltC [Bacillus subtilis] 45 19 94 11 10681 9668 gi|289753 homology with nucleolin protein; putative 45 23 [Caenorhabditis elegans] pir|S44897|S44897 ZK1236.2 protein - Caenorhabditis elegans sp|P34618|Y082_CAEEL HYPOTHETICAL 33.8 KD PROTEIN ZK1236.2 IN HROMOSOME III. 108 3 2427 1789 gnl|PID|e263931 OrfD [Streptococcus pneumoniae] 45 27 108 4 3338 2352 gi|606150 ORF_f309 [Escherichia coli] 45 25 131 6 3981 5309 gi|1590845 hypothetical protein (PIR:551413) 45 36 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 144 11 10215 8944 gi|1001554 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 45 30 164 11 8247 6736 gi|409925 VirR positive regulator [Streptococcus 45 22 pyogenes] 192 1 1598 591 gi|1736826 Lysozyme M1 precursor (EC 3.2.1.17) (1,4- 45 27 b-N-acetylmuramidase M1). [Escherichia coli] 223 16 14409 15212 gi|1651958 hypothetical protein [Synechocystis sp.] 45 32 279 7 5236 5772 gi|1736514 Isochorismatase (EC 3.3.2.1) (2,3 dihydro- 45 29 2,3 dihydroxybenzoate synthase). [Escherichia coli] 364 3 2419 4098 gi|309662 pheromone binding protein [Plasmid pCF10] 45 26 459 1 2 307 gi|1679640 ORFA [Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides SC] 45 27 491 1 1022 135 sp|P27434|YFGA_ECO HYPOTHETICAL 36.2 KD PROTEIN IN NDK-GCPE 45 20 LI INTERGENIC REGION. 496 1 847 2 gi|1208489 serum resistance locus BrkB [Synechocystis 45 19 sp.] 542 2 1169 804 gi|1064811 function unknown [Bacillus subtilis] 45 28 63 3 1047 1919 gi|39848 U3 [Bacillus subtilis] 44 26 93 3 1108 1374 sp|Q4747|SRF2_SAC SURFACTIN SYNTHETASE SUBUNIT 2. 44 27 SU 155 10 8354 7620 sp|P35136|SERA_BAC D-3-PHOSPHOGLYCERATE DEHYDROGENASE (EC 44 29 SU 1.1.1.95) (PGDH). 215 2 2192 1134 gi|468760 ORF334 [Rhizobium meliloti] 44 31 303 1 466 2 gi|431950 similar to a B.subtilis gene (GB: 44 22 BACHEMEHY_5) [Clostridium asteurianum] 310 1 284 39 pir|S01294|S01294 intermediate filament protein B - Roman 44 26 snail 311 1 122 2668 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 44 27 320 1 709 2 gi|290801 member of super-family of ABC proteins 44 23 [Francisella tularensis (var. ovicida)] 341 14 13882 12998 gi|142863 replication initiation protein [Bacillus 44 16 subtilis] 345 15 16445 18001 gi|151282 DL-hydantoinase [Pseudomonas sp.] 44 34 386 3 1340 570 sp|P46117|YARA_PRO HYPOTHETICAL 31.5 KD PROTEIN IN AARA 44 19 ST 3′REGION. 862 1 483 4 gi|929796 precursor of the major merozoite surface 44 26 antigens [Plasmodium alciparum] 19 3 1695 1372 gi|603263 Ye1055p [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 43 31 45 17 14045 14995 gnl|PID|e233895 hypothetical protein [Bacillus subtilis] 43 32 57 1 667 317 gi|664840 TagB [Dictyostelium discoideum] 43 22 71 2 1537 2568 gi|1303981 YgkD [Bacillus subtilis] 43 36 72 18 20511 20164 gi|349045 merozoite surface antigen 2 [Plasmodium 43 36 falciparum] 94 9 6581 6039 gi|1146245 putative [Bacillus subtilis] 43 28 180 17 16391 17656 gi|290540 f445 [Escherichia coli] 43 24 252 2 2407 1829 gi|154381 chemoreceptor [Salmonella typhimurium] 43 19 276 30 19091 18480 gi|15470 portal protein [Bacteriophage SPP1] 43 23 311 2 2666 4639 gi|160299 glutamic acid-rich protein [Plasmodium 43 28 falciparum] pir|A54514|A54514 glutamic acid-rich protein precursor - Plasmodium alciparum 631 2 1126 2328 gi|1519696 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk126f9.5; 43 27 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk159h6.3; coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk126f9.3; coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk159h6.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 11 3 1509 2342 gi|143150 levR [Bacillus subtilis] 42 21 45 14 10730 12028 gi|666069 orf2 gene product [Lactobacillus 42 23 leichmannii] 72 19 21070 21981 gnl|PID|e236595 orf7 gene product [Enterococcus faecalis] 42 23 123 35 32205 32768 gi|1772652 2-keto-3-deoxygluconate kinase [Haloferax 42 27 alicantei] 136 5 2737 2375 gi|153858 wall-associated protein [Streptococcus 42 27 mutans 167 4 2701 6540 gi|1519696 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk126f9.5; 42 27 coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk159h6.3; coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk126f9.3; coded for by C. elegans cDNA yk159h6.5 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 195 31 12430 13155 pir|S33124|S33124 tpr protein - human 42 24 211 1 187 2 gi|1653346 GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase 42 33 [Synechocystis sp.] 242 13 8089 12447 gi|951460 FIM-C.1 gene product [Xenopus laevis] 42 31 305 5 4354 5340 gi|1408485 yxdM gene product [Bacillus subtilis] 42 25 355 18 9964 12549 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 42 30 446 4 4428 5261 gi|47528 glucosyltransferase S [Streptococcus 42 25 salivarius] 656 3 2866 3456 gi|142857 MreD protein [Bacillus subtilis] 42 25 686 11 3646 3921 pir|A44805|A44805 eggshell protein - fluke (Schistosoma 42 42 haematobium) (subelone SH.E 2-1) 920 1 41 316 gi|532549 ORF16 [Enterococcus faecalis] 42 40 23 3 729 487 gi|414525 meiotin-1 [Lilium longiflorum] 41 41 456 5 3511 2324 gi|1591610 probable ATP-dependent helicase 41 21 [Methanococcus jannaschii] 98 17 16843 16274 gi|1742129 Immunity repressor protein. [Escherichia 41 23 coli] 167 6 6734 9811 gnl|PID|e249616 F56H9.1 [Caenorhabditis elegans] 41 37 171 13 10879 11871 gi|331002 first methionine codon in the ECLF1 ORE 41 23 [Saimiriine herpesvirus 2] gi|60394 ORF 73; ECLF1 [Saimiriine herpesvirus 2] 181 2 1012 500 gi|455315 ORF 4 [Plasmid pIP404] 41 24 230 4 3664 3224 gi|498251 glutamate/aspartate transporter II [Homo 41 22 sapiens] 718 1 2 613 gi|984656 ORF3 [Salmonella typhimurium] 41 22 219 30 16391 17770 gi|806704 Upf2p [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 40 21 164 16 16440 17951 gi|348056 trans-acting positive regulator [Bacillus 40 22 anthracis] 200 12 5956 4841 gi|1574243 H. influenzae predicted coding region 40 24 HI1405 [Haemophilus influenzae] 216 10 6799 7194 gi|146279 glucitol-specific enzyme III (gutB) 40 27 [Escherichia coli] 292 13 8633 10741 gi|1008233 ORF YJL076w [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 40 18 345 13 14050 15333 gi|581051 cytosine permease [Escherichia coli] 40 25 521 1 177 1466 gi|289614 homology with glucose induced repressor, 40 18 GRR1; putative Caenorhabditis elegans] 64 3 2646 1855 gi|154924 spectinomycin adenyltransferase 39 27 [Transposon Tn554] 100 17 12037 10565 gi|1052806 product required for head morphogenesis 39 24 [Bacteriophage SPP1] 529 1 326 4939 gi|295671 selected as a weak suppressor of a mutant 39 19 of the subunit AC40 of DNA ependant RNA polymerase I and III [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 49 2 518 931 gi|166162 Bacteriophage phi-11 int gene activator 38 19 [Staphylococcus acteriophage phi 11] 54 19 11264 10854 gi|160186 circumsporozoite protein [Plasmodium 38 31 vivax] 164 21 22793 23587 gi|603857 secreted acid phosphatase 2 (SAP2) 38 18 [Leishniania mexicana] 167 3 2322 2756 gi|435039 proline-rich cell wall protein [Gossypium 38 36 hirsutum] 204 2 133 798 gi|396401 No definition line found [Escherichia 38 25 coli] 475 2 761 1792 gi|1574532 H. influenzae predicted coding region 38 27 HI1680 [Haemophilus influenzae] 164 19 20738 21385 gi|165704 [Rabbit smooth muscle myosin light chain 37 20 kinase mRNA, complete DS.], gene product [Oryctolagus cuniculus] 394 6 5649 6395 gi|603857 secreted acid phosphatase 2 (SAP2) 36 16 [Leishmania mexicana] 958 1 1 459 gi|951460 FITA-C.1 gene product [Xenopus laevis] 36 28 399 21 16383 21359 gi|1707247 partial CDS [Caenorhabditis elegans] 34 13 150 12 9056 11740 gi|1015903 ORF YJR151c [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 33 19 195 34 13017 15512 gi|632549 NF-180 [Petromyzon marinus] 33 18

[0354] TABLE 3 E. faecalis-Putative coding regions of novel proteins not similar to known proteins Contig ID ORF ID Start (nt) Stop (nt) 2 1 458 3 2 3 2208 2624 5 3 928 1440 8 6 4792 5877 8 7 5480 5262 12 1 2 832 12 2 771 4622 13 1 2 1684 14 1 531 130 15 2 862 1197 16 1 51 200 17 4 3309 3665 17 13 10079 10261 17 18 14431 13682 17 22 21525 21956 17 27 27055 27567 18 4 2172 1591 18 5 2524 2249 18 7 3467 3715 18 8 4082 3555 18 9 4333 4055 18 10 4395 4204 18 11 4498 4677 18 12 4656 5393 18 13 5878 5492 18 15 6296 6931 19 1 1047 676 19 2 1068 1247 19 4 1747 2031 19 5 2244 2612 19 7 2797 2943 19 9 3873 4730 19 13 6884 7420 19 14 7428 8042 19 16 9246 8425 19 17 9412 9615 19 19 9733 9918 19 20 10032 10334 19 21 10422 11009 19 22 11516 11944 19 24 12423 12881 19 26 14606 15427 19 27 15414 15848 19 28 15802 16134 19 29 16064 16393 19 32 17846 18052 19 33 18021 18356 19 34 18334 18684 19 35 18659 19036 19 36 18991 19677 19 37 19671 20132 19 39 22603 23337 19 40 23319 25580 21 2 762 262 21 5 3440 2925 21 10 7684 7241 23 5 2098 2652 23 8 4912 4709 23 9 4911 5246 23 10 5087 5353 23 22 14318 14926 23 23 14924 15565 23 24 15559 16083 23 29 17567 18022 25 2 553 1005 25 5 3363 2653 26 2 1220 1654 27 1 297 4 28 1 239 2833 29 5 3244 2822 29 6 4014 3301 29 7 4168 4557 29 8 5620 4595 32 3 2646 1375 32 4 2573 3010 39 9 4636 4986 40 2 1346 981 43 1 120 620 43 4 1972 2280 45 3 1557 1961 45 4 2012 2230 45 5 2218 2553 45 11 7226 5670 45 12 7270 10113 45 13 10013 10732 46 1 42 872 46 2 886 1125 46 4 2807 3100 47 4 5101 5625 47 10 13239 12847 49 1 106 504 49 8 2858 4132 49 10 5777 6193 49 11 6166 6720 52 5 3505 3110 52 7 5160 5603 52 8 5662 5459 54 2 400 729 54 4 1326 1610 54 5 2354 1335 54 6 1676 2080 54 7 2151 2576 54 12 4181 3954 54 13 5975 6289 54 14 6869 7144 54 15 7433 7107 54 18 9764 11086 55 2 252 440 56 2 1344 658 57 9 12450 12605 58 7 7066 6425 59 3 1350 952 59 4 1225 1515 59 7 2958 3200 62 6 4116 3007 63 1 77 364 63 2 455 1060 63 7 5422 5910 63 8 5870 6751 63 9 6688 7296 64 2 1849 1523 64 4 3183 2644 64 5 3422 3213 65 5 3787 3389 65 7 5043 4300 65 8 5354 4959 65 9 7005 6328 67 6 3719 4060 68 2 569 348 68 5 3234 2821 68 6 3808 3221 68 10 7495 8106 70 2 2102 1614 70 3 2019 2231 71 3 3362 3787 72 21 22464 22709 72 22 22690 23019 72 23 23013 23834 73 1 154 2 74 1 61 486 74 3 1334 1981 75 4 3227 2136 75 5 3994 3251 75 6 3348 3632 75 7 4519 4043 75 8 4296 4529 75 10 6518 5769 76 2 1079 1897 76 4 2113 2436 76 6 4737 4105 77 3 1874 2704 77 4 2665 2459 78 3 5814 5398 79 3 848 1645 79 4 2121 1642 81 8 5392 4961 81 13 8428 8874 81 21 15746 14802 82 1 858 4 82 2 198 383 83 3 2194 2604 83 4 2728 2405 83 6 2855 3172 83 10 7188 6184 83 11 7415 7065 83 17 12259 12561 83 21 15890 16456 83 23 16946 17251 84 5 7071 7949 85 7 6518 6174 89 2 1012 599 89 3 1382 939 89 4 2350 1370 89 5 2523 2314 89 9 7505 7182 89 16 15846 15673 89 19 20070 19045 90 1 3 689 91 7 3834 4127 91 8 4288 5268 91 9 7259 5748 91 12 9737 8973 91 13 10162 9731 92 3 1458 958 92 4 1934 1287 93 2 479 949 93 4 1344 1727 94 1 770 45 94 3 1460 1618 94 5 2279 1734 94 12 11000 10641 95 11 7674 7907 95 12 8604 8056 95 13 8725 8546 96 1 758 1018 96 2 1038 1469 98 5 6809 5994 98 10 10338 10652 98 11 10650 11558 99 2 232 513 100 4 3728 4048 100 6 5866 5378 100 7 6574 5921 100 8 6923 6534 100 9 7355 6921 100 10 7698 7339 100 11 8226 7744 100 13 9395 8514 100 15 10368 10102 100 19 14770 13505 100 20 15300 14758 100 21 15783 15298 100 23 17699 17292 100 25 20933 20625 100 26 21200 20946 100 28 23713 23156 100 29 23948 23691 100 30 24312 23965 100 31 24550 24287 100 32 24912 24565 100 33 25173 24910 100 34 26339 25158 100 36 27251 26994 100 37 27945 27232 100 39 28442 28227 100 40 28657 28403 100 46 30439 31146 100 47 31158 31712 101 2 850 464 101 3 2453 1899 102 6 5023 5616 102 9 6704 7111 103 7 5454 5296 105 2 1244 1828 106 4 5114 3294 106 6 7622 6168 106 7 6577 6867 108 6 5192 4158 110 1 2 454 110 6 3689 4207 110 9 9374 8553 110 10 9903 9361 110 11 10175 9843 111 6 3118 3267 112 4 2170 1043 114 2 1347 1135 116 8 4782 5147 117 4 2437 2670 117 6 3876 4640 117 8 5643 5927 117 9 6195 6488 117 12 9655 9837 119 1 3 500 119 2 670 1158 119 4 2730 2284 121 3 2276 3670 123 14 14304 14555 123 16 15305 15147 123 24 21896 22663 123 34 31458 32207 125 3 1581 1300 125 7 4516 4346 126 2 85 312 127 2 1047 787 127 3 2006 1299 127 4 3432 1924 128 4 3094 2747 128 5 3466 3305 128 6 4625 3507 128 7 4726 4550 128 13 8947 8522 128 15 9325 9582 128 17 10126 10380 128 24 17649 18038 129 1 276 1769 130 7 6478 6702 130 11 9386 9769 133 7 6622 7380 135 2 2289 1153 135 3 3380 2271 135 5 3778 3930 135 6 5835 5137 135 7 6649 5852 135 8 7021 6647 135 9 7420 7034 136 2 963 379 136 3 2009 939 136 4 2344 1973 138 4 5051 3636 138 11 8499 8753 138 12 8682 8536 138 13 8923 9270 138 14 9333 9887 138 15 9628 10308 138 16 10422 10216 138 23 15980 15678 138 24 16437 16063 138 30 19388 19828 139 3 1068 1466 139 4 3338 1983 139 5 3769 3317 139 6 4114 3818 139 7 4838 4236 139 10 5639 5175 142 1 369 106 142 2 1005 367 142 3 2140 980 142 4 2504 2127 142 5 2821 2474 142 6 3294 2806 142 7 4000 3635 143 1 650 3 143 3 1090 173 143 4 1044 433 144 10 7570 8403 144 12 10727 10335 145 1 188 30 145 2 775 978 150 9 6876 7166 150 13 11538 11242 152 1 35 445 152 2 405 914 152 3 912 1430 152 4 1349 2212 152 5 2210 2896 152 6 2739 3368 152 8 4479 4694 152 11 6647 7321 154 7 4557 4195 155 3 1227 2180 155 12 8726 9022 156 3 3179 2664 158 11 10876 11220 160 1 545 3 162 1 228 1349 162 2 2513 1653 162 7 9163 7664 162 9 10619 10990 162 11 11891 11427 163 3 1043 1234 163 5 3217 2021 163 6 3455 3198 163 8 5611 4931 163 9 5969 5580 163 10 6144 5926 164 2 1100 1687 164 9 5729 5259 164 10 6778 5639 164 12 8277 8450 164 17 18224 18526 164 24 24751 24536 164 27 25764 26369 165 1 17 481 165 2 2213 1389 165 12 9871 9689 165 14 11416 10367 166 3 1250 1669 167 5 3774 3439 167 7 10479 14498 167 10 17476 18768 168 2 665 393 172 9 7018 6701 172 10 7097 7930 173 1 2 412 173 3 2341 2024 173 6 4234 5055 173 9 7882 7295 173 10 7413 7571 173 14 12308 11748 174 4 2350 3021 174 5 3082 3498 178 3 866 1105 179 8 8115 7816 179 17 17407 17135 180 4 3524 4537 180 5 4686 5687 180 6 5897 6949 180 9 9721 9299 180 10 9996 9715 180 20 19805 19954 180 23 21808 21509 180 25 24127 26460 180 27 27977 27474 181 1 381 82 183 1 190 2 183 4 1849 2211 183 5 2350 2568 183 7 3592 2978 183 8 4176 3571 185 2 1260 1424 185 3 2722 1301 185 4 3612 2671 187 2 727 1302 187 3 1293 1745 187 5 2592 2173 189 1 18 2180 190 1 466 68 190 2 896 411 190 4 1878 2165 190 5 2740 2384 190 10 10281 8875 191 2 861 658 191 3 1096 827 192 2 1881 1564 193 1 316 2 193 7 4667 3813 194 1 30 641 194 2 608 1582 195 1 2 433 195 2 431 943 195 3 1055 465 195 4 972 1487 195 5 1507 1995 195 6 3314 1851 195 9 3089 3529 195 10 3521 3312 195 12 6604 6837 195 13 7049 6786 195 14 6825 7700 195 15 7682 7047 195 16 7202 7417 195 18 8278 9036 195 20 8583 8837 195 21 8871 9602 195 22 9251 9403 195 23 9600 10022 195 25 10020 10226 195 26 11229 10024 195 27 10659 10946 195 28 10944 11318 195 30 12449 12246 195 32 13212 12505 195 33 12558 12773 195 35 13673 14011 195 36 14811 14143 195 38 16061 16363 195 39 16320 16799 195 40 16515 16333 196 1 608 1411 197 9 9269 9553 200 2 1103 249 200 3 1335 1033 200 4 1769 1284 200 5 2124 1747 200 6 2792 2106 200 7 3073 2708 200 8 3510 3061 200 9 4126 3467 200 10 4350 4042 200 11 4847 4368 200 14 6487 6182 200 15 6681 6499 200 18 10749 9307 200 20 11787 11464 200 22 12859 12410 201 1 509 105 201 3 3704 3237 202 7 5296 4817 205 2 117 323 205 5 1669 2148 206 2 546 196 206 3 841 632 206 4 1622 777 206 9 5466 5035 209 1 472 86 209 3 1510 1280 210 3 3175 2363 210 6 5281 4868 210 8 5619 6002 211 4 1708 3756 212 1 919 2 213 2 1107 1826 214 2 2106 1237 214 4 3677 3132 217 6 3548 3162 218 1 1 1218 218 3 2731 3378 218 5 4188 4667 219 3 1386 910 219 4 1595 1344 220 2 794 1144 221 1 110 295 221 2 326 880 221 4 1496 1825 221 5 1907 2200 221 6 2169 2555 221 8 3425 4246 221 9 4233 5111 221 12 6419 6757 221 13 6751 6987 221 14 6911 7120 221 16 7400 7909 221 17 7963 8199 221 19 8597 9079 222 17 11376 11597 223 6 5328 5008 223 12 12189 13307 223 13 13291 13716 223 14 13601 13434 223 17 15331 15068 223 19 15940 17160 223 21 17710 19089 223 23 19800 20708 223 25 22857 22027 223 26 22757 23365 225 1 756 394 225 5 3793 2945 226 1 141 536 226 2 521 871 228 8 5473 4835 229 7 6749 6057 232 2 1461 910 233 5 3359 3063 233 11 7226 7456 236 1 3 482 237 1 1 219 237 3 1197 991 237 5 2009 2329 237 6 2319 3056 237 8 3261 3701 237 10 3900 4763 237 11 4730 4963 238 11 9966 9238 238 19 16613 17728 238 29 26812 27663 239 2 1576 4245 239 5 6393 6956 239 6 6902 7237 240 5 1537 1809 241 1 228 1040 242 9 6581 7015 242 10 6988 7368 242 12 7488 7928 245 2 1670 1251 247 2 1558 1812 250 4 3210 2998 251 1 622 2 252 3 2598 2383 252 4 2911 2564 253 1 1 345 253 2 359 898 254 1 2 307 254 3 318 4 256 5 3768 4040 256 7 7292 6639 256 9 9589 8465 257 2 992 294 257 4 4528 3596 257 7 6894 6718 257 8 7252 6884 257 9 7986 7231 258 2 544 804 258 3 1224 2921 258 4 2964 2728 258 5 2919 3752 258 6 4120 5298 261 1 3 362 264 1 582 361 264 2 881 561 264 3 1367 879 264 4 1966 1361 264 5 2316 1945 264 6 2636 2295 264 7 3194 2634 264 8 3531 3055 265 2 398 817 265 4 1583 1071 265 6 3293 3009 265 7 3186 3046 266 1 451 2 266 4 1983 2225 266 7 2540 2325 268 1 798 1223 268 2 1912 1265 270 4 3977 4186 270 6 4397 4573 271 5 2719 3066 271 6 3041 3352 271 9 6278 5862 271 10 6550 5993 271 14 10291 10004 272 3 1870 1199 272 4 3378 1831 276 5 2350 1994 276 8 3702 3103 276 9 4441 3692 276 10 4595 4416 276 12 8173 7382 276 14 10001 9762 276 15 11065 9890 276 17 11642 11250 276 19 12892 12503 276 21 13302 13099 276 22 13663 13271 276 23 13995 13642 276 25 15065 14211 276 27 16293 15955 276 29 18482 16563 276 31 19951 19016 279 3 1469 1675 279 4 1600 1923 279 5 2269 2105 279 10 7698 7279 280 3 3138 2968 281 4 2055 2552 282 1 316 2 282 2 456 1232 282 3 1957 1346 283 1 1 450 283 3 1098 1556 283 5 2062 2238 283 7 3127 3312 286 3 2883 2698 287 4 2359 2180 290 10 8820 9074 290 11 9008 9172 291 2 1103 855 291 3 2622 1123 292 1 2 283 292 2 701 330 292 5 2459 2866 292 7 4252 4995 292 9 6704 7096 292 10 7066 7827 292 12 8377 8622 292 15 11502 12674 292 17 13326 13727 292 18 13738 14778 294 1 117 623 294 2 905 723 294 6 2496 2272 295 7 4274 4510 300 4 3525 3337 301 6 6714 4852 301 13 10150 9914 301 16 11316 11657 301 18 13199 14398 301 19 15724 14657 306 3 1135 2727 306 4 2742 4025 306 5 4004 4552 306 6 4527 5117 306 7 5131 5466 306 9 5642 5968 306 11 7000 8013 306 12 7926 8138 306 13 8180 8908 306 14 8899 9120 306 15 9118 9510 306 16 9508 9963 306 17 9964 11313 306 18 11319 11570 306 19 11540 11707 306 20 11626 11856 310 2 1126 176 310 5 4215 3556 311 4 5671 6006 311 5 6173 6778 311 6 6833 7225 311 7 7236 7520 311 8 7492 7926 312 2 859 1506 312 3 1449 1808 312 4 2043 2306 313 4 3568 3122 319 1 3 881 319 2 832 1185 321 1 638 898 321 4 1862 2131 321 5 2168 2548 321 6 2470 3159 321 7 3069 3395 321 8 3461 3733 324 1 3 692 324 2 867 1592 324 4 2392 3021 327 6 5052 5213 330 5 3745 3464 333 2 998 717 333 3 947 1534 335 2 1024 521 338 11 8869 8591 340 5 3931 3608 341 6 3484 3155 341 7 4348 3482 341 8 6419 4332 341 10 9264 7672 341 11 10777 9245 341 12 12026 10779 343 1 459 262 343 4 3905 2661 345 4 3467 3201 345 14 15320 16447 345 16 18409 18927 345 18 19974 20465 347 1 763 1155 350 5 3273 2980 351 1 693 280 351 2 1268 654 351 3 1716 1222 353 4 2749 2546 354 1 2 298 355 16 8911 9399 355 19 12476 12904 355 22 15766 15608 355 23 17165 17461 355 25 18313 19104 355 26 19092 19598 355 27 19692 19495 355 28 19734 20198 355 29 20196 20471 356 2 2204 1536 356 4 2887 2537 356 5 3167 2859 357 1 381 4 360 3 3167 2877 361 1 7 909 363 1 1405 167 363 6 7178 8404 364 1 41 331 366 2 1386 1598 367 19 8690 8941 368 4 1786 1947 369 4 1652 1428 372 6 5262 4534 376 2 625 293 377 1 331 2 379 4 2975 3142 382 3 2951 3277 382 4 4183 3320 383 6 6158 5637 386 9 5725 6027 387 2 486 980 390 2 1668 2057 390 3 3499 2867 391 1 2 154 392 5 5163 5387 394 1 1 375 394 8 6437 7585 394 9 7542 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SEQUENCE LISTING PLACE INDICATOR

[0355] PAGES 280 TO 2076, WHICH ARE THE COMPLETE SEQUENCE LISTINGS FOR THIS APPLICATION, ARE LOCATED IN THE FOUR (4) ATTACHED REDWELDS IDENTIFIED BY THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON THE INDIVIDUAL VOLUME COVER SHEETS:

[0356] Applicants: Kunsch et al.

[0357] Serial No.: Unassigned

[0358] Filed: Concurrently herewith

[0359] For: Enterococcos faecalis Polynucleotides and Polypeptides

[0360] Attorney Docket No. PB369

0 SEQUENCE LISTING The patent application contains a lengthy “Sequence Listing” section. A copy of the “Sequence Listing” is available in electronic form from the USPTO web site (http://seqdata.uspto.gov/sequence.html?DocID=20020120116). An electronic copy of the “Sequence Listing” will also be available from the USPTO upon request and payment of the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.19(b)(3). 

What is claimed is:
 1. Computer readable medium having recorded thereon the nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, a representative fragment thereof or a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to a nucleotide sequence depicted in SEQ ID NOS:1-982.
 2. The computer readable medium of claim 1 having recorded thereon any one of the fragments of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 depicted in Tables 2 and 3 or a degenerate variant thereof.
 3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said medium is selected from the group consisting of a floppy disc, a hard disc, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and CD-ROM.
 4. The computer readable medium of claim 3, wherein said medium is selected from the group consisting of a floppy disc, a hard disc, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), and CD-ROM.
 5. A computer-based system for identifying fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of commercial importance comprising the following elements: a) a data storage means comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982; b) search means for comparing a target sequence to the nucleotide sequence of the data storage means of step (a) to identify homologous sequence(s), and c) retrieval means for obtaining said homologous sequence(s) of step (b).
 6. A method for identifying commercially important nucleic acid fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome comprising the step of comparing a database comprising the nucleotide sequences depicted in SEQ ID NOS:1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 with a target sequence to obtain a nucleic acid molecule comprised of a complementary nucleotide sequence to said target sequence, wherein said target sequence is not randomly selected.
 7. A method for identifying an expression modulating fragment of Enterococcus faecalis genome comprising the step of comparing a database comprising the nucleotide sequences depicted in SEQ ID NOS: 1-982, a representative fragment thereof, or a nucleotide sequence at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 with a target sequence to obtain a nucleic acid molecule comprised of a complementary nucleotide sequence to said target sequence, wherein said target sequence comprises sequences known to regulate gene expression.
 8. An isolated protein-encoding nucleic acid fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis genome, wherein said fragment consists of the nucleotide sequence of any one of the fragments of SEQ ID NOS:1-982 depicted in Tables 2 and 3, or a degenerate variant thereof.
 9. A vector comprising any one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim
 8. 10. An isolated fragment of the Enterococcus faecalis genome, wherein said fragment modulates the expression of an operably linked open reading frame, wherein said fragment consists of the nucleotide sequence from about 10 to 200 bases in length which is 5′ to any one of the open reading of claim
 8. 11. A vector comprising any one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim
 8. 12. An organism which has been altered to contain any one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim
 8. 13. An organism which has been altered to contain any one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim
 10. 14. A method for regulating the expression of a nucleic acid molecule comprising the step of covalently attaching to said nucleic acid molecule to a a nucleic acid molecule of claim
 10. 15. An isolated polypeptide encoded by any of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim
 8. 16. An isolated polynucleotide molecule encoding any one of the polypeptides of claim
 15. 17. An antibody which selectively binds to any one of the polypeptides of claim
 15. 18. A method for producing a polypeptide in a host cell comprising the steps of: a) incubating a host containing a heterologous nucleic acid molecule whose nucleotide sequence consists of any one of the fragments of the Enterococcus faecalis genome of claim 8, under conditions where said heterologous nucleic acid molecule is expressed to produce said protein, and b) isolating said protein. 